Chad Hodge, the creator of the Fox TV series “Wayward Pines,” has been tapped to adapt the first book of the awesome sounding Darkest Minds YA trilogy by Alexandra Bracken, reports THR.
The book is described as combining superhero conventions with tones of coming-of-age stories such as Stand By Me and postapocalyptic survivor tales like “The Walking Dead.”
Minds is set after a pandemic kills most of America’s children and teenagers. When some survivors develop various superpowers, they are deemed too dangerous for society, taken from their families and placed inside internment camps.
The first book tells of a 16-year-old with telekinetic powers who escapes her camp and joins a group of teens on the run from the government.
“Minds” was published December 2012 while the second book, “Never Fade,” was released in October 2013. Both were New York Times best-sellers. The final book, “In the Afterlight,” is due to hit stores October 2014.
Night at the Museum‘s Shawn Levy and his 21 Laps banner are producing.
