Yahoo Lifestyle ‘Mayan M.C.’s Debra Moore Muñoz Developing Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Novel ‘The Daughter of Doctor Moreau’ For TV
EXCLUSIVE: Debra Moore Muñoz (Mayans M.C., DMZ) is developing Silvia Moreno-Garcia ’s 2022 novel The Daughter of Doctor Moreau for television from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, Atomic Monster and Telemundo Studios.
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau is a retelling of the classic Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells from the perspective of his coming-of-age daughter, Carlota — a sheltered girl raised to believe her father is a genius. When the charming son of Moreau’s patron, Eduardo, arrives at their estate, he threatens to upend the long-simmering feelings between Carlota and the estate’s overseer, Montgomery Laughton, and causes Carlota to question everything she’s been told — forcing her to reckon with some dark truths about her father and his work.
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“The Daughter of Doctor Moreau is a mixture of science fiction, historical fiction and drama set in lush, 19th century Yucatan, and I’m excited to see this part of Mexico come to life on the screen in all its beauty and complexity,” Moreno-Garcia shared in a statement.
The project is executive produced by Moreno-Garcia, Moore Muñoz, and James Wan, Michael Clear and Rob Hackett for Atomic Monster. USG’s Creative Acquisitions and IP Management team was instrumental in securing the rights to the novel.
The bestselling author has received the Locus, British Fantasy, and World Fantasy awards. Her prior novels also include Mexican Gothic and The Seventh Veil of Salome. She is repped by CAA and Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp on behalf of Eddie Schneider of JABberwocky Literary Agency.
Moore Muñoz is currently a co-executive producer on the upcoming Peacock series M.I.A. from Ozark co-creator Bill Dubuque. She previously served as a co-executive producer on the FX series Mayans M.C. and worked on Roberto Patino and Ava DuVernay’s DMZ and Westworld. She was previously under overall deal with FX Studios. Up next, she will co-EP on the upcoming Amazon Prime Video series El Gato. She is repped by by CAA, Untitled Entertainment, Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman
Atomic Monster is James Wan’s production company that has executive produced several series across genres including MacGyver, Swamp Thing, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Archive 81, Aquaman: King of Atlantis, Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles, and Teacup.
Up next, they will EP the Prime Video series Obsession, which was recently given a full series order; and the Untitled James Wan and Simu Liu Project for Peacock. They are perhaps best known for its film slate featuring The Conjuring, Annabelle, Mortal Kombat, and M3GAN, to name a few. Wan is repped by CAA, Stacey Testro International, and Myman Greenspan Fox.
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