TED LASSO Star Nick Mohammed Signs Deal to Make Animated Series Based on His Books THE YOUNG MAGICIANS
Ted Lasso star Nick Mohammed has signed a deal to turn his book series The Young Magicians into an animated show.
Mohammed is teaming with Blink Industries and BBC Studios Kids & Family on the adaptation, which follows the lives of four talented young magicians – Zack, Sophie, Jonny and Alex – as they uncover secret conspiracies and hidden dangers within London’s most exclusive club: The Magic Circle.
Mohammed wrote two books in the series, The Thieves Almanac and The 24-Hour Telepathy Plot, published in 2017 and 2020 respectively.
They are based on his first love, magic, an obsession he has had since he was young. The comedy adventure show is forged for the over-eight age group and Mohammed is showrunning and exec-producing.
Mohammed said of the project, “It’s been an absolute dream come true getting to dive back into the world of The Young Magicians, even more so to develop this as an animated series with Blink Industries and BBC Studios.
Magic was, and kind of still is, my first true love, and so to share that passion with a wider audience, given magic’s rich and bountiful history, its oddness and curiosities, has always been a hope of mine.”
via: Deadline