{"id":2077856,"date":"2025-10-08T19:44:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T19:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2077856"},"modified":"2025-10-08T19:44:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T19:44:46","slug":"fox-entertainment-studios-harpercollins-strike-first-look-tv-and-film-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/fox-entertainment-studios-harpercollins-strike-first-look-tv-and-film-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox Entertainment Studios, HarperCollins Strike First-Look TV and Film Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Fox is joining forces with HarperCollins in a first-look deal spanning film, TV and literature. The partnership \u2014 specifically between Fox Entertainment Studios and HarperCollins\u2019 Avon A imprint \u2014 is reciprocal: Fox can produce films and TV adaptations of Avon A titles, while Avon A can publish books based on Fox Entertainment Studios properties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom YA to horror, Avon A has built an impressive library of genre-spanning, trend-driven stories that are begging for adaptation. Our ability to mine this rich, ever-growing collection opens a world of storytelling possibilities with of the moment immediacy for viewers and readers alike,\u201d Hannah Pillemer, head of scripted for Fox Entertainment Studios, said in a statement. \u201cThe reciprocal nature of our partnership makes it even more exciting by connecting audiences with great stories in new ways and giving them fresh opportunities to enjoy characters they love across multiple mediums.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/powerwomensummit2025.splashthat.com\/Announcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Avon A is a publishing imprint of HarperCollins focused on publishing genre titles for readers of various age groups. Titles include Alexandra Moody\u2019s \u201cRival Darling,\u201d S. E. Wendel\u2019s \u201cHeartsong,\u201d Kate Crew\u2019s \u201cRook &amp; Rebel,\u201d Michelle Brandon\u2019s \u201cRush Week\u201d and Emma Lucy\u2019s \u201cLive, Ranch, Love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeveloping new IP across both screen and page is the kind of symbiotic relationship that\u2019s a storyteller\u2019s dream, whether you\u2019re an author or a screenwriter,\u201d Caroline Fraser, head of HarperCollins Productions, said. \u201cThe team at Avon A and our friends at Fox are already deep into their respective wish lists of adaptations and plan to announce an inaugural slate of fresh, captivating storytelling opportunities soon. From engaging audiences with a great new movie or inspiring people to read books, there\u2019s no question this partnership is a great match.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox Entertainment Studios productions include \u201cGoing Dutch,\u201d \u201cAnimal Control\u201d and \u201cBest Medicine.\u201d Through this two-way partnership, Avon A will have ownership of companion literature to series and projects such as these, while Fox Entertainment Studios will be able to develop series based on Avon A\u2019s popular titles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is about building a true creative dialogue between two companies that deeply understand what readers and viewers want,\u201d Tessa Woodward, VP and editorial director at Avon A, said. \u201cBy combining our focus on delivering trend-driven, genre-spanning fiction for readers of all ages with Fox\u2019s track record in producing unforgettable scripted entertainment, we\u2019re creating a pipeline that delivers compelling, commercial stories across platforms by deepening fan engagement and creating new entry points into our authors\u2019 work.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-the-wrap-read-more\">\n<div class=\"the-wrap-read-more__container\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"the-wrap-read-more__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/fox-entertainment-matt-hanna-sales-lead-north-america\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Matt-Hanna.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Matt Hanna\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Matt-Hanna.png?w=1200&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Matt-Hanna.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Matt-Hanna.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Matt-Hanna.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Matt-Hanna.png?resize=320%2C180&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Matt-Hanna.png?resize=640%2C360&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Matt-Hanna.png?resize=380%2C214&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 380w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Matt-Hanna.png?resize=760%2C428&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 760w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Matt-Hanna.png?resize=394%2C222&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 394w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Matt-Hanna.png?resize=788%2C444&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Matt-Hanna.png?resize=778%2C438&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 778w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Matt-Hanna.png?resize=976%2C549&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 976w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Matt-Hanna.png?resize=990%2C557&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-portal-copyright=\"TheWrap\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.thewrap.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fox is joining forces with HarperCollins in a first-look deal spanning film, TV and literature. The partnership \u2014 specifically between Fox Entertainment Studios and HarperCollins\u2019 Avon A imprint \u2014 is reciprocal: Fox can produce films and TV adaptations of Avon A titles, while Avon A can publish books based on Fox Entertainment Studios properties. \u201cFrom [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2076052,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[390266,321785,390241],"class_list":["post-2077856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-deal","tag-fox-entertainment","tag-harpercollins"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Fox-News-Hosts-Torch-Zach-Bryans-New-Anti-ICE-Song-and.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2077856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2077856"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2077856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2077857,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2077856\/revisions\/2077857"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2076052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2077856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2077856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2077856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}