The Ink Factory and Amusement Park unite to bring 'A Most Wanted Man' to screens

The Ink Factory and Amusement Park, the German production company behind the recent "All Quiet on the Western Front", will co-produce a new television series adapted from John le Carré’s A Most Wanted Man.

The novel has previously been adapted by the Ink Factory and co-produced by Amusement Park in the 2014 film "A Most Wanted Man" starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams and Daniel Brühl.

Simon Cornwell and Stephen Cornwell, co-c.e.os and founders at the Ink Factory, said: “We have great respect for the team at Amusement Park and are excited to be building on our original collaboration to cast one of le Carré’s most impactful and resonant works in a new light. Le Carré’s searing insights into political machinations and the fallible and morally complex people behind them have an eternal relevance, and we are thrilled to be working with the very best in international creative talent in Oskar on this adaptation.” 

The new television series will be written and run by Swedish screenwriter Oskar Söderlund. The events and characters will be updated to a modern-day European context. 

Söderlund commented, “It’s not the first time one can say that we live in troubled times. But this time one thing is missing: the voice of John le Carré. It feels like he’s always been there, creating great storytelling out of current and dramatic events. What would he say about what is happening right now in the world? That question is the basis for this series. With great honour and humility, I will take a shot at answering that. We will use the story of the novel A Most Wanted Man as the starting point to re-create John le Carré’s signature—great and insightful commentary through fiction about the times we live in.” 

Amelie von Kienlin and Malte Grunert, founders of Amusement Park, added: “It is very exciting to revisit this fantastic novel by le Carré together with the Ink Factory, setting it in a timely and contemporary geopolitical context. Oskar Söderlund is the perfect fit to turn this story into a relevant and suspenseful thriller series that is rooted locally, but will engage an international audience.”