Written by Jonathan Maberry and published by Simon & Schuster, the Rot & Ruin series currently includes five young adult zombie novels from the New York Times best-selling author, and Deadline reports today that the undead saga is soon headed to the big screen. Alcon Entertainment has acquired film and TV rights to the complete Rot & Ruin collection.
“Alcon purchased all five installments of Simon & Schuster’s Rot & Ruin and plans to develop the first book for the big screen,” the site notes.
Rot & Ruin follows Benny Imura as he navigates a post-apocalyptic zombie-infected America in which teenagers are forced to find labor or face starvation. When Benny grudgingly joins his brother Tom as an apprentice zombie hunter, his expectations are upended as he instead discovers what it means to be human.
“Adapting this series gives us the opportunity to breathe new life into the zombie genre and allows us to expand upon an established franchise with clear staying power and appeal,” said Alcon Entertainment co-founders Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove.
