


I look forward to working with the talented crew at BCDF as much as they need and am excited at finally seeing Magician on the screen.Ģ I am delighted to have finally met people with the understanding of the work and vision to match my own in bringing The Riftwar Saga to series television. I have said no repeatedly to deals simply because the ‘fit,’ was wrong. Feist is notoriously protective of his work and has only allowed it to be adapted on three earlier occasions - twice to make computer role-playing games utilizing his setting, and once into a graphic novel format by Marvel Comics.įeist: I’ve been talking to film and TV people about adapting my work since the publication of Magician in 1982. Feist's novels have been translated into 25 different languages, and sold over 20 million individual copies worldwide since 1982.ĭeadline reported on the deal, which will see Feist serving as a producer on the new show. Other sagas in The Riftwar Cycle include The Serpentwar Saga, The Darkwar Saga, The Demonwar Saga and The Chaoswar Saga. The Riftwar Cycle is made up of several sagas, with the first three books (Magician, Silverthorn and A Darkness At Sethanon) being known collectively as The Riftwar Saga. Atomic Blonde screenwriter Kurt Johnstad has been attached to the project, which will also see mobile content developed by Fiction Riot starting early in 2019.īased on the setting of an original role-playing game that Feist and his friends ran together, The Riftwar Cycle is one of the longest-running fantasy series of all time, having spanned 30 full novels and three short stories over three decades. Feist's Riftwar Saga - one of the most critically acclaimed and best-selling fantasy series in history - has been optioned for adaptation into a TV series by BCDF Pictures.
