IDW Entertainment has announced that it is bringing Jonathan Kellerman’s bestselling Alex Delaware book series to the small screen.
Alex Delaware is a forensic psychologist who works with the LAPD to assist in solving murder cases, and his partner in crime, Milo Sturgis, is a gay homicide detective. The series is America’s longest running contemporary crime series with over 80 million books in print globally, and the latest chapter Heartbreak Hotel is rated #1 on the New York Times bestseller list.
“The Delaware series is a true global franchise, and Kellerman’s characters already resonate with audiences around the world,” said IDW Entertainment President David Ozer, with executive producer David Salzman adding: “What will make this television series fresh and different is the contrasting character dynamic of Delaware, the sensitive and unconventional outsider, and Sturgis, the kickass cop.”
The Delaware series is being developed for a straight-to-series run; as yet, there’s no word on a potential home for the show.
