Insurrection Media, HarperCollins Team Up To Adapt YA Fiction Series

Since it launched earlier this year, Insurrection Media–led by former FOX exec Kiliaen Van Rensselaer–has piqued our interest by announcing several content deals with well-known producers. The digital-first studio has now added another partnership to its docket; it will team up with publisher HarperCollins to adapt several books into web series.

The deal between Insurrection and HarperCollins will cover a number of titles across multiple genres, but the first book series the two companies are eying is a young adult (YA) trilogy called Mila 2.0, written by Debra Driza. Mila 2.0 is a science fiction tale centered around a woman who discovers she is actually the result of an experiment into artificial intelligence.

“We’re thrilled to see Mila 2.0 on the development slate with Insurrection,” said Suzanne Murphy, President and Publisher at HarperCollins Children’s Books, in a press release. “This is a great opportunity to further build the audience for this series, which will see its third book, Mila 2.0: Redemption

The decision to adapt YA fiction is a smart one. Franchises like The Hunger Games, Divergent, and The Maze Runner, all of which are based off YA book series, have ruled the box office over the past few years. This trend has also come to digital shores, where Collective Digital Studio is working on a web series adaptation of James Patterson’s Maximum Ride book series.

A press release from Insurrection did not say when the Mila 2.0 adaptation would become available. The series’ distribution platform is also a mystery, though Insurrection’s release says its collaborations will HarperCollins will release across “a multitude of over-the-top and linear video platforms.”