Melissa de la Cruz’s bestselling ‘Blue Bloods’ is getting a television adaptation, according to Deadline.
Entertainment company Awesomeness is behind the development of the series and has brought Jacquie Walters on board as executive producer and writer (Just Add Magic and Polly Pocket).
Walters posted on Instagram, ‘90% of the stuff I work on is never announced—so this is a fun treat to be able to share one of my projects with the world!! (And with Melissa’s many fans!) We are cooking up something GOOD for y’all, just wait.’
The ‘Blue Bloods’ series is set in New York City and follows a teenage girl called Schuyler who discovers she’s a member of an elite class of immortal vampires. When members of this elite society start dying, Schuyler investigates who and what is behind these murders. In turn, we learn that an evil breed of vampire has returned and it’s up to her to save them.
There are more than a dozen novels in the ‘Blue Bloods’ series beginning with the novel Blue Blood which was first published in 2006.
De la Cruz said in a statement, ‘I am so excited to bring my beloved Blue Bloods series to life with a stellar team at Awesomeness, Gotham, 3Arts and our incredible writer Jacquie Walters who understands my story and characters deeply. Cannot wait to see them on screen at last!!! LFG!!!’
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Melissa de la Cruz is the author of many best-selling novels, including the Blue Bloods series; the Au Pairs series; the Ashleys series; and Angels on Sunset Boulevard. She is also a frequent contributor to Glamour, Marie Claire, Teen Vogue, and Cosmopolitan. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter, and is hard at work on the next book in the Blue Bloods saga. While Melissa is not a Blue Blood, she knows people who are…
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