The 1961 Suspense Novel SEANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON Is Getting a New Film Adaption

Harry Bradbeer, director of Killing Eve and Fleabag, and Jack Thorne, writer of The Aeronauts and the His Dark Materials adaptation, are teaming up to adapt Mark McShane‘s 1961 suspense novel, Seance On a Wet Afternoon. The pair are just coming off working together on Enola Holmes, starring Millie Bobby Brown, which we will get to see in theaters later this year.

Here’s the synopsis for the story courtesy of THR:

The story will follow a medium who convinces her husband to kidnap a child so she can help the police solve the crime and achieve renown for her abilities. When her true intentions come to light, however, her husband realizes the plan threatens to consume them both.

That sounds like a pretty crazy story! I’ll be interested to see who they cast in the film. We will let you know when we know more. This will be the second time the novel has been adapted into a film. The first adaptation came in 1964.

Does this sound like a movie you’d want to see?