Actor Millie Bobby Brown is all set to adapt her debut novel Nineteen Things into a feature film for Netflix.
According to Deadline, Brown will produce Nineteen Steps adaptation under her PCMA banner. She is also in talks to star in the adaptation. Oscar-nominated writer Anthony McCarten is adapting the script for the screen. Rideback executive Jonathan Eirich will serve as a producer while Nick Reynolds will serve as executive producer.
Published in September 2023, Nineteen Steps is set during World War II and takes inspiration from Brown’s grandmother’s life. The story follows 18-year-old Nellie Morris, who is living in the east London neighborhood of Bethnal Green and falling for an American airman named Ray. But her world is turned upside down after surviving the Bethnal Green Tube disaster, which killed 173 civilians who were seeking shelter during an air raid.
Brown has previously worked with the streaming giant in popular films and series including her debut series Stranger Things spanning four seasons and is awaiting the fifth and final chapter. She has also worked on the Sherlock Holmes spinoff series Enola Holmes 1 and 2, and the fantasy adventure Damsel.