It’s a done deal — Hulu and 20th Television will not be proceeding with a TV adaptation of Sarah J. Maas’ bestselling fantasy book series A Court Of Thorns And Roses.
Word came out four years ago that Ron Moore had teamed with Maas for A Court Of Thorns And Roses TV series at 20th Television where Moore was under an overall deal. The project was set up at Hulu with a script commitment plus significant penalty.
Rumors that the adaptation may be getting scrapped at Hulu first started circulating in early 2024, with speculation intensifying after Moore left 20th TV to return to Sony Pictures Television a couple of months later. There was talk at the time that Disney siblings 20th TV and Hulu may try to pursue the IP with another writer. Ultimately, they won’t be going forward with the title.
Reps for Hulu and 20th TV declined comment.
A Court Of Thorns And Roses was going to be Hulu’s first fantasy series, a genre that is well represented on family friendly fellow Disney streamer Disney+ with titles like Percy Jackson and the Olympians and Disney Channel’s Descendants franchise.
A loose retelling of Beauty and the Beast, A Court Of Thorns And Roses blends epic romance, adventure, and political intrigue in a tale of a huntress who agrees to travel to a magical realm with a faerie lord in return for her family’s safety, only to fall for him and ultimately fight for that love when an ancient curse threatens to destroy the faerie and human realms.
Maas’ A Court of Thorns and Roses, published in 2015, was followed by A Court of Mist and Fury in 2016, A Court of Wings and Ruin (2017), A Court of Frost and Starlight (2018) and most recently A Court of Silver Flames in 2021.
