Broadchurch is set to be adapted into a novel which will be co-written by series creator Chris Chibnall.
The crime show starred Olivia Colman and David Tennant as detectives looking for the killer of a young boy, and a second series of the drama was announced at the end of the final episode, after the ITV series proved such a hit with viewers.
The book adaptation will look at the crime mystery in greater detail and go into the backstories of the characters who fans will know from the hit series.
Series writer Chris said: “The day after Broadchurch finished, a woman stopped me on West Bay beach and asked me ‘When’s the book coming out?’ Now I have an answer!”
Chris will be co-authoring the book with psychological thriller writer Erin Kelly and the world rights to the book have been bought by Little, Brown Book Group.
Erin said: “Like everyone else I know, I was gripped and moved by Broadchurch. I’m utterly thrilled to be writing the novel, not least because it gave me an excuse to watch the whole series again, multiple times.
“It’s testament to the writing, the performances and the photography that I was spellbound even when I knew the outcome. I can’t wait to delve even deeper into the hearts and thoughts of the characters and to bring the town to life on the page.”
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