‘Twisted Love’ TV Series, Based on Ana Huang’s Hit BookTok Romance Novels, Set at Netflix in Seven-Figure Deal (EXCLUSIVE)

Jennifer Maas

9 January 2025 at 1:00 pm·1-min read

Netflix has picked up the rights to adapt Ana Huang’s romance novel “Twisted Love” and its sequels into a TV series in a seven-figure option deal.

Per the logline for the project, “A steamy new adult series that follows the lives of four best friends and their brooding love interests, riddled with dark secrets from their pasts, as they overcome the obstacles keeping them apart to fall in love.”

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No cast is attached at this time.

If ordered to series, the “Twisted” adaptation would mark the latest in a line of romance book-to-screen titles at Netflix, which has made great success with its “Bridgerton” and “Virgin River” franchises.

The “Twisted” novel series — which began with “Twisted Love,” released in 2021, followed by “Twisted Games,” “Twisted Hate” and “Twisted Lies” — has sold more than 12 million copies to date. The debut book spent 60 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and sold translation rights in 34 countries.

The “Twisted” franchise is particularly popular with the reader-centric “BookTok” community on TikTok, where views for ” #twistedseries” have crossed 2 billion and “#anahuang” has over 1 billion views.

Best known for the “Twisted” series, Huang has published 13 books across four series and sold more than 18 million copies of her novels worldwide. Most recently, she released “The Striker” in October 2024. She is set to publish two new books this year, “King of Envy” in April and “The Defender” in October.

Huang is repped by Park, Fine & Brower Literary Management, Independent Artist Group, Jill Fritzo PR and Granderson Des Rochers, LLP.

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