StudioCanal and Strong Film & Television have locked up the rights to Robin Stevens’ Murder Most Unladylike books and are developing a returnable children’s TV series.

The two companies, which partnered in 2023 when StudioCanal invested in Vigil director James Strong’s production outfit , have enlisted Emmy-winner Anna McCleery ( Free Rein ) to write the adaptation. Strong is attached as the lead director.

The series is pitched as Enola Holmes meets Agatha Christie, following two rebellious 1930s teen female detectives, Hazel and Daisy, as they unravel murder mysteries.

McCleery has penned a six-part series, with each story playing out over two 45-minute episodes. With 12 books to draw material from, the hope is that Murder Most Unladylike can be a returnable series.

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