Terry Brooks's SHANNARA optioned as a TV series
After the success of Game of Thrones , it was only a matter of time before other epic fantasy works were snapped up for translation to the small screen. Now the first has been announced : an adaptation of the Shannara novels by Terry Brooks. Terry Brooks's Shannara series was optioned several years ago as a big-budget movie to be helmed by Mike Newell, starting with an adaptation of The Elfstones of Shannara . This is the second novel in the series, chosen presumably due to 'significant' similarities between the first book, The Sword of Shannara , and The Lord of the Rings . However, the project stalled in development. Now it seems to have been revived, with Sonar Entertainment and Farah Films adapting Elfstones as a TV series. Sonar, under a different name, was previously responsible for the Lonesome Dove TV mini-series. Obviously this is just an option, not a greenlight, and so far no director, showrunner or scriptwriter has been attached to the project.