Cassandra Clare's 'Mortal Instruments' is coming to ABC Family
Cassandra Clare鈥檚 popular book series are coming to TV.
Clare鈥檚 young adult fantasy series 鈥淭he Mortal Instruments鈥� was first adapted as a movie titled 鈥淭he Mortal Instruments: City of Bones鈥� was released in 2013 and starred actors Lily Collins and Jamie Campbell Bower. The movie did not do well at the box office; however, reported in 2013 that an adaptation of the second book in the series was still being made.
Then, in 2014, the reported that producer Ed Decter would be the showrunner for a TV adaptation, so the focus seemed to have switched to a small-screen version of the story. The new TV show will be based on the "Mortal Instruments" books and will be titled 鈥淪hadowhunters,鈥� according to .
鈥淪hadowhunters聽is a big epic saga that will resonate with viewers who come to ABC Family for the聽Harry Potter,听Hunger Games聽and聽Twilight聽franchises,鈥� ABC Family President Tom Ascheim said in a statement.聽
Clare is also the author of other series set in the fictional world of 鈥淚nstruments鈥� such as 鈥淭he Infernal Devices鈥� and 鈥淭he Dark Artifices,鈥� the first book in which will debut in 2016.
