If you read a lot of fantasy books, then chances are you’re familiar with author Brandon Sanderson, if not one of his fans. The man has an extensive body of work stretching back over 20 years, with The Stormlight Archive and Mistborn series being arguably the two biggest entries on his bibliography. Well, good news for those of you who like one or both of those series and have an Apple TV+ subscription. They now have upcoming book-to-screen adaptations lined up, and your fellow Sanderson fans have big feelings about this.
The news came in today that Apple TV has closed a deal with Brandon Sanderson for the rights to the Cosmere literary universe, where the Stormlight Archive and Mistborn stories, among others, take place. These are the first two titles that the streamer is looking to adapt, with Mistborn is specifically being looked to get the feature film treatment, while Stormlight Archive will be done as a TV series. According to THR, the deal to make this happened is “unprecedented,” as Sanderson will be given “rarefied control over the screen translations.” Meaning, he’s going to write, produce and consult on all these fantasy adaptations, and also have approvals.
