For anyone invested in the world of speculative literature, it’s impossible to avoid the name Brandon Sanderson. In the realm of genre fiction, he’s a contemporary celebrity akin to someone like Colleen Hoover, and in terms of his output, he’s one of the most frequently published writers in the space. Aside from his own works, of which there are many, Sanderson also holds the honor of being chosen by Robert Jordan’s widow to finish the final three books in the beloved Wheel of Time series, one of the most popular high fantasy series to follow in the paths of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.
While none of Sanderson’s works have been made into films or television shows, many are in the process of being adapted. He entered a partnership with Apple to develop projects based on his interconnected Cosmere universe, with his 2006 novel Mistborn being chosen as the first in development (with a screenplay written by Sanderson himself). There’s also a planned television adaptation of his Starlight Archives series in the works, and if that wasn’t enough for the Sanderson fans out there, it was just confirmed that the young adult sci-fi novels in his Cytoverse universe are getting a TV series of their own.
