Toronto-based film and television production company Wildling Pictures has announced it has optioned the international best-selling novel Woman on the Edge by Samantha M. Bailey with coproducers, Toronto-based Little Mama Media for a series adaptation. The psychological thriller adaptation represents Wildling’s growing slate of high-end scripted TV series, following the launch of its TV division last year.
In a split second, Morgan Kincaid’s life changes forever. She’s on her way home from work when a complete stranger begs her to take her baby, then places the infant in her arms. Before Morgan can stop her, the distraught mother jumps in front of an oncoming train.
In complete shock and totally unaware of how the woman knew her name, the police take Morgan in for questioning. She soon learns that the woman who jumped was Nicole Markham, prominent CEO of the athletic brand Breathe. She also learns that no witness can corroborate her version of events, which means she has just become a murder suspect.
To prove her innocence, Morgan must frantically retrace the last days of Nicole’s life. Was Nicole a new mother struggling with paranoia or was she in danger? As Morgan desperately attempts to make sense of it all, she realises she may be in danger herself. Woman on the Edge is a pulse-pounding, propulsive thriller, delving into the fierceness of motherhood when it comes to protecting a child, and the aftershock of a life-changing moment.
Woman on the Edge is an international bestseller that has been sold in eleven countries. The book spent twenty-two weeks as a Canadian bestseller, and is one of the top ten bestselling Canadian fiction books of 2020.
Further details around script writers and casting are set to be announced later this year.
Wildling Pictures has produced a range of original feature films including Young Werther starring Alison Pill, Douglas Booth, Iris Apatow, and the hit thriller See For Me starring Kim Coates and Jessica Parker Kennedy. Wildling’s TV slate includes the screen adaption of the bestselling book A Death at The Party by Amy Stuart with screenwriter Joanne Sarazen (Backspot, Tammy’s Always Dying).
Little Mama Media’s TV slate includes the CBC Gem and ITVX series Something Undone with Madison Walsh (The Expanse) and Michael Musi (Kim’s Convenience), Billy Campbell (Cardinal), and Amanda Brugel (The Handmaid’s Tale).
Natalie Urquhart, Development Executive at Wildling Pictures “The appeal and potential to develop Woman on the Edge into a TV series is undeniable. Samantha M. Bailey taps into so many poignant and universal themes in her writing, from motherhood to mental health and beyond. Not to mention the mysterious twists and turns throughout the story, which we know will have audiences on the edge of their seats! We are delighted to be partnering with the brilliant team at Little Mama Media to bring this thrilling story to the screen”.
Jordan Hayes, Founder and Producer at Little Mama Media says “We’re very excited to collaborate with the brilliant minds at Wildling Pictures on this gripping and timely story. Samantha M. Bailey has created fierce, complex characters and we cannot wait to bring this captivating narrative to the screen.”
