{"id":3208,"date":"2018-05-01T09:46:56","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T09:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2018\/05\/01\/thunderbird-to-bring-the-marrow-thieves-to-television\/"},"modified":"2018-05-01T09:46:56","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T09:46:56","slug":"thunderbird-to-bring-the-marrow-thieves-to-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2018\/05\/01\/thunderbird-to-bring-the-marrow-thieves-to-television\/","title":{"rendered":"THUNDERBIRD TO BRING THE MARROW THIEVES TO TELEVISION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Vancouver<\/strong>\u00a0\/ May 1st, 2018<\/strong> \u2013 Thunderbird Entertainment announced today that they have optioned Cherie Dimaline\u2019s award-winning novel, The Marrow Thieves. <\/em>The book, which won The Governor General\u2019s Literary Award for Young People\u2019s Literature \u2013 Text and the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers last year, will be adapted as a limited series for television.<\/p>\n

The Marrow Thieves<\/em> takes place in a not-too-distant future after humanity has nearly destroyed the world through global warming. An even greater evil lurks: the Indigenous people of North America are being hunted and harvested for their bone marrow, which carries the key to recovering something the rest of the population has lost\u2014 the ability to dream. In this dark world, sixteen-year-old Frenchie and his companions struggle to survive as they make their way up north to the old lands. For now, survival means staying hidden \u2014 but what they don’t know is that one of them holds the secret to defeating the marrow thieves. Despite the bleak future depicted in The Marrow Thieves, <\/em>it resonates with a message of hope, loyalty and belonging.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were thrilled when Thunderbird expressed interest in The Marrow Thieves<\/em>, but our thrill quickly gave way to the genuine enthusiasm and excitement Alex Raff\u00e9 brought to our discussions. We could not imagine a better home for the book\u2019s characters and story,\u201d said Marc C\u00f4t\u00e9, publisher of Cormorant Books.<\/p>\n

The best-selling book was a CBC Canada <\/em>Reads selection, has spent eleven weeks on the Globe and Mail<\/em> bestseller list reaching #1, received starred reviews from Quill & Quire<\/em>, Kirkus<\/em>, School Library Journal<\/em>, and Booklist<\/em>. The Marrow Thieves<\/em> was one of the Globe and Mail<\/em> 100 Best Books of 2017 and is currently shortlisted for the White Pine Award. It was named one of the top ten books by the Ontario Library Association and was named an Honour Book by the American Indian Library Association.
\n\u201cBecause The Marrow Thieves<\/em> has become an important work for the Indigenous community, it was essential to find a team who could bring this story to life with a commitment to honour its messages and worldview. Thunderbird has made such a commitment and I am happy to be working with them as this project comes to life and gains an even larger audience,\u201d said author Cherie Dimaline.<\/p>\n

Linda Saint of\u00a0The Saint Agency arranged the deal with Thunderbird\u2019s Senior Vice-President Scripted Production Alex Raff\u00e9.<\/p>\n

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For Press Inquiries Please Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nicola Pender<\/strong>, Director of Communications
\nThunderbird Entertainment
\nnicola@thunderbird.tv<\/a> \/ 604.683.3555<\/p>\n

Marc C\u00f4t\u00e9<\/strong>, Publisher
\nCormorant Books
\nm.cote@cormorantbooks.com<\/a> \/ 416.925.8887<\/p>\n

Thunderbird Entertainment <\/strong>is a rapidly growing Vancouver-based multiplatform entertainment company with offices in Los Angeles, Toronto and London. Thunderbird creates award-winning programming for Canadian and International broadcasters and boasts divisions in scripted and unscripted development and production, theatrical distribution, and animation.<\/p>\n

Thunderbird\u2019s most recent projects include Blade Runner 2049\u00a0<\/em>film starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, ABC\u2019s thriller-drama series\u00a0Somewhere Between<\/em>,\u00a0 #1 Canadian comedy\u00a0Kim\u2019s Convenience,\u00a0<\/em>ratings juggernaut\u00a0Heavy Rescue: 401\u00a0<\/em>and the animated Netflix original series\u00a0Beat Bugs<\/em>, featuring reimagined songs from the Beatles catalogue sung by the biggest recording artists of today including Sia, Eddie Vedder, P!nk and more. https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Cherie Dimaline<\/strong> is a writer and editor from the Georgian Bay Metis Community in Ontario who has published 4 books of short stories, literary fiction and young adult fiction. In 2014, she was named the Emerging Artist of the Year at the Ontario Premier\u2019s Award for Excellence in the Arts and became the first Aboriginal Writer in Residence for the Toronto Public Library. Her latest book, The Marrow Thieves<\/em>, won the 2017 Governor General\u2019s Award and the prestigious Kirkus Prize for Young Readers, is a finalist for the White Pine Award and was a selection for CBC\u2019s 2018 Canada Reads. The Marrow Thieves was also named a Book of the Year on numerous lists including the National Public Radio<\/em>, the School Library Journal<\/em>, the New York Public Library, the Globe and Mail<\/em>, Quill & Quire<\/em> and the CBC, and is a national bestseller. Cherie currently lives in Toronto, Ontario where she coordinates the annual Indigenous Writers\u2019 Gathering and is at work on her next novel.<\/p>\n

Cormorant Books\u00a0<\/strong>Three-time winner of the Libris for Small Press Publisher of the\u00a0year, Cormorant Books is an independent literary press based in Toronto. It is known for discovering and developing literary talent in fiction, nonfiction, and books for young readers. Authors and books published by the company have been nominated for, or won, the Trillium Book Award, the RBC Taylor Prize, the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Governor General\u2019s Literary Awards, and many others. \u00a0The Marrow Thieves <\/em>was Published by DCB, the young readers\u2019 imprint at Cormorant Books.<\/p>\n

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