Award-winning historian William Dalrymple's 2019 book 'The Anarchy' will be adapted into a series soon. This will be 'an international co-production between Wiip and Roy Kapur Films to be produced across the U.S., U.K. and India,' reported Variety.
In 'The Anarchy', Dalrymple tells the story of how the Mughal Empre, which was one of the most magnificent empires in the world, got disintegrated and was replaced by the British East India Company. The latter was a dangerously unregulated private company, which was based miles away in a small office in London.
'The Anarchy' was one of former US President Barack Obama's top 10 book recommendations earlier, and it was also nominated for the Baillie Gifford Prize in 2019.
Award-winning screenwriter Jeremy Brock will adapt 'The Anarchy' for screen. Brock said, as per Variety, “I’m incredibly excited to be able to adapt William Dalrymple’s all-encompassing history of India under the rise of the world’s first global commercial empire. 'The Anarchy' is packed with amazing characters, the highest possible stakes and a contemporary resonance that sees the weaponization of profit on a level that boggles the mind. Dalrymple’s brilliant book has the scale of ‘Game of Thrones,’ the internecine plotting of ‘Succession’ and a true-life intensity that begs to be dramatized.”
Meanwhile, 'Executive producers on the project include Paul Lee, Siddharth Roy Kapur and Naz Haider. Dalrymple will serve as a creative consultant,' reported IANS.
Talking about the development, Siddharth Roy Kapur said, "We are delighted to announce that we have brought on board the acclaimed BAFTA award winning screenwriter Jeremy Brock to adapt William Dalrymple's global bestseller 'The Anarchy' into a premium series.
"Jeremy's expertise in crafting intricate character-driven narratives that are deeply rooted in history and setting them against a huge canvas makes him the perfect collaborator for this project. We look forward to creating a globally-relevant series that will appeal to audiences across geographies, languages and cultures."
