Tandem preps third Follett adaptation

MIPCOM: StudioCanal-owned Tandem Productions is to adapt Code to Zero, the international bestseller by Ken Follett.

Ken Follett

The spy novel has been optioned by Tandem which plans to produce it as a limited TV series, CEO Rola Bauer announced at Mipcom this morning.

StudioCanal will hold worldwide distribution rights to the show, which is being described as a contemporary adaptation.

The story begins with a man who wakes up on the ground in a railway station with no memory of how he got there or who he is. His quest to rediscover his life is set against a battle for global supremacy between the US and China.

It is the third collaboaration between Tandem and Follett following The Pillars of The Earth and World Without End.

Bauer said: “We have enjoyed a wonderful collaboration with Ken Follett over the years and are thrilled to be working with him again. Code to Zero lends itself beautifully to a present-day thriller that today’s audiences will find thoroughly relevant.”