A fantasy show in development has been picked up by Showtime.
One of the highly-anticipated television shows in development right now is the live-action adaptation of "The Kingkiller Chronicle" novels. Aside from being the book franchise being a wonderful fantasy series in itself, Lin-Manuel Miranda is said to be heavily involved in its adaptation.
The "Hamilton" superstar will be serving as the executive producer and will be the show's main composer as well. Showtime has picked up the still-in-development series and will be the exclusive home of the entire series.
While it may seem that Showtime's "The Kingkiller Chronicle" TV project could be a version of HBO's "Game of Thrones," the main difference will be that the former will tell an original story. It will start several generations before the events of the first book, "The Name of the Wind," and will follow two street performers as they travel around the world, seeing magic and having different adventures.
Those unfamiliar with the books written by Patrick Rothfuss, from which the entire series will be adapted from, tells the story of Kvothe, a talented young magician, performer and warrior, as he goes through different adventures that make him famous.
After deciding to live a self-imposed exile, a chronicler discovers and convinces him to tell his life's story. Each novel that came out is Kvothe telling his story over the course of an entire day, which is filled with romance, magic and villains who have a personal grudge against him.
The TV series has currently no air date yet, but it will surely appear on Showtime. The network is already deep in development with Miranda and showrunner John Rogers, who served as executive producer for "Leverage" and "The Librarians."
Rothfuss will also be on board as an executive producer. With the third book on the way, the goal of the series is for the book to have a television adaptation and an accompanying movie.
