Kimberly McCreight's 'Someone Else's Husband' Acquired by Lionsgate and 3 Arts for TV Series Adaptation
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Nellie Andreeva
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Summary
Bestselling author Kimberly McCreight's upcoming novel 'Someone Else's Husband' has been preemptively acquired by Lionsgate Television and 3 Arts Entertainment for series development, ahead of its June 16 release by Knopf. McCreight will co-write the adaptation and executive produce alongside 3 Arts Partner Erwin Stoff. The novel is listed among Summer 2026's most anticipated titles, and the plan is to attach a showrunner and take the project to market soon.
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· 4 pulledEXCLUSIVE: Bestselling author Kimberly McCreight is extending her streak of all of her books getting optioned for film or TV.
Her upcoming novel Someone Else's Husband, which has made several lists of Summer 2026's most anticipated titles, has been preemptively acquired by Lionsgate Television and 3 Arts Entertainment ahead of its June 16 release by Knopf.
McCreight will co-write the adaptation and will serve as an executive producer alongside 3 Arts Partner Erwin Stoff.
The plan is to attach a showrunner and take the project to market soon.
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