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EXCLUSIVE: Peacock is tripling down connected nan imaginative squad down its deed constricted bid All Her Fault. In a highly competitory situation, Carnival Films, portion of Universal International Studios, has won nan authorities to develop All Her Fault writer Andrea Mara‘s latest bestselling novel, Such a Nice Girl. The task has landed astatine Peacock pinch All Her Fault creator Megan Gallagher penning and executive producing.
The 2021 All Her Fault became nan first book by Irish crime novelist Mara to get a surface adjustment erstwhile Peacock made it into a constricted bid pinch Gallagher, Carnival Films and UIS, a section of Universal Studio Group.
Following All Her Fault’s breakout success, Peacock re-teamed pinch Gallagher and Carnival Films for The Break-In, an adaption of nan caller by Katherine Faulkner, pinch Gallagher again penning and executive producing. The constricted bid was conscionable greenlighted by nan NBCU streamer.
That is now being followed successful nan improvement pipeline by Such a Nice Girl, based connected Mara’s caller which became an instant bestseller upon its April 28 publication by Bantam Press.
“Such a Nice Girl is precisely nan benignant of task we look for — smart, propulsive and instantly compelling,” said Lisa Katz, President, Scripted Content, NBC & Peacock. “With Andrea’s gripping novel, Megan adapting and Carnival arsenic partners, this task has existent momentum correct retired of nan gate.”
In Such A Nice Girl, nan greeting aft a glamorous luxury wedding, champion friends Siobhan and Grace spell to aftermath their 24-year-old daughters. Opening nan doorway to their shared room, they find a smashed lamp, an abandoned telephone and humor connected nan carpet. Over nan adjacent fewer days, nan truth unravels and tests Siobhan and Grace’s relationship to its limits. As secrets and lies statesman to travel to light, they recognize nan girls were not champion friends. In fact, they weren’t really friends astatine all. And now, it looks for illustration 1 of them is dormant and 1 is simply a killer. But whose girl is blameworthy of murder?
“Such A Nice Girl is specified a smart, engaging story. Twists and turns galore, but besides a heavy and satisfying exploration of female friendship,” Gallagher said. “I’m incredibly excited and grateful that Andrea Mara has allowed maine nan opportunity to adapt. And moving again pinch some Carnival Films and Peacock makes each of it conscionable perfect.”
Carnival Films’ Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant will service arsenic executive producers alongside Gallagher and Mara. UIS is nan studio.
“We couldn’t beryllium much excited that Andrea has trusted Carnival Films again pinch her superb caller novel, Such a Nice Girl,” said Marchant, Co-Executive Chair, Carnival Films. “With nan awesome Megan Gallagher adapting and processing alongside our partners astatine Peacock, we’re thrilled to bring this squad together again for a brand-new original series.”
Released successful November, All Her Fault, starring Sarah Snook, became Peacock’s biggest original motorboat to date, amassing 45 cardinal hours viewed successful its first 4 weeks.
“I was blown distant by nan adjustment of All Her Fault and perfectly ecstatic that Such a Nice Girl is successful nan hands of nan extraordinarily talented Megan Gallagher and nan unthinkable squad astatine Carnival Films,” Mara said. “I can’t hold to spot wherever they’ll return this story.”
The Oslo-based, American-born Gallagher created, wrote, and executive produced nan Critics Choice and Golden Globe-nominated All Her Fault, which besides stands arsenic Sky’s highest-performing play of 2025. Gallagher was writer and executive shaper connected BBC’s psychological crime thriller Wolf. Her upcoming projects see The Blame, an ITV play starring Michelle Keegan and Douglas Booth, connected which she serves arsenic lead writer and executive producer.
Mara, who has written 9 novels and sold complete 1 cardinal copies successful nan UK and Ireland, is repped by Marjacq Scripts connected behalf of DHH.
