WT Clients: Ty Landers Novel ‘Baby Queen’ Picked Up by HBO for Development
Published: May 22, 2025
HBO has secured the rights to “Baby Queen,” a sought-after drama project based on the upcoming novel of the same name by crime fiction writer and Weintraub Tobin client Ty Landers.
The rights to the highly-anticipated debut novel from Landers were the subject of a 10-way bidding war, ultimately won by Michael Ellenberg’s Media Res. Alex Metcalf is adapting the book for a series based on Landers’ novel, with Jessica Rhoades’ Pacesetter Productions also producing.
Ty Landers is represented by Weintraub Tobin shareholder Matt Sugarman.
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