EXCLUSIVE: Blumhouse Television is doubling down on author Clémence Michallon, securing rights to her upcoming second novel Our Last Resort. The indie studio previously acquired Michallon’s best-selling debut thriller, The Quiet Tenant, which is in development as a limited series with writer, showrunner and executive producer Anthony E. Zuiker (CSI) and Charlize Theron’s Secret Menu. As with the adaptation of The Quiet Tenant, Michallon will executive produce on Our Last Resort.
Publishing July 8 by Knopf, Our Last Resort follows Frida and Gabriel, a pair of estranged siblings seeking a fresh start at a luxury resort in the secluded desert of Escalante, Utah. Their reunion is interrupted when a woman who was vacationing with her powerful, much older husband is found murdered. When the local police arrive and suspicion quickly falls on Gabriel, Frida is forced to revisit memories from their upbringing in a cloistered cult in upstate New York, their dramatic escape, and the scandal that followed.
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Alternating between past and present timelines, Our Last Resort builds toward a shattering climax that uncovers the fate of the murdered Ara guest and poses the question: how well do we ever really know those we love?
“Clémence Michallon has delivered another visceral and thrilling page-turner with Our Last Resort and we jumped at the chance to work with her again,” said Melissa Aouate, President, Blumhouse Television. “Her storytelling brings a real depth of character and sense of place that we think will translate well to the screen.”
An international bestseller, The Quiet Tenant was a New York Times Best Crime Book of the Year and a GMA Buzz Pick.
“I couldn’t be happier to reunite with Blumhouse Television for Our Last Resort,” said Michallon. “They have been tremendous creative partners on The Quiet Tenant, and I can’t wait to see what they do with this new story. I just know that Frida and Gabriel — the siblings at the center of this new story — are in perfect hands.”
Michallon was repped in the deal by Anonymous Content and Stephen Barbara at Inkwell Management.