Grace Li’s ‘Portrait of a Thief’ Lands at Netflix for TV (Exclusive)
Ahead of its publication — and following a highly competitive bidding war — Netflix has snapped up TV rights to Grace Li’s novel, Portrait of a Thief.
Set to be published April 5, 2022, by Dutton’s Tiny Reparations banner, Thief is based on a true story of Chinese art vanishing from Western museums. It’s a story of friendships, the colonization of art and the complexity of the Chinese American identity.
Michael Sugar’s Sugar23 banner will develop the series as part of the company’s overall deal with Netflix. A search for a writer is under way. Sugar,...
Set to be published April 5, 2022, by Dutton’s Tiny Reparations banner, Thief is based on a true story of Chinese art vanishing from Western museums. It’s a story of friendships, the colonization of art and the complexity of the Chinese American identity.
Michael Sugar’s Sugar23 banner will develop the series as part of the company’s overall deal with Netflix. A search for a writer is under way. Sugar,...
- 5/10/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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