Centerboro options YA novel Your Robot Dog Will Die for animated TV adaptation

Author Arin Greenwood with a dog that C21 understands is not a robot

New York-based prodco Centerboro Productions has optioned the rights to Your Robot Dog Will Die, the bestselling young-adult novel by American author Arin Greenwood.

The company is adapting the book, published in 2018 via Soho Press, as an animated television series.

Set in the near future, the story takes place in the aftermath of a global genetic experiment gone awry, when canines stop wagging their tails and mass hysteria ensues.

The series will be produced by Patricia A Beninati and Marilyn G Haft for Centerboro Productions.

The company said it is currently in talks with several showrunners and executive producers. No broadcaster or platform is attached to the project as yet.

Beninati, who serves as president of Centerboro, said: “After seeing Arin’s inspirational and imaginative writing style, we knew Your Robot Dog Will Die would be a must-see TV series for any dog lover – an exhilarating, binge-worthy and quirky TV series experience that will tap an international audience with a powerful message, and a mind-bending sci-fi twist.”