Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s new production company, HiddenLight Productions, has acquired the adaptation rights of the Kurdish drama “The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice.”
The upcoming series is originally a book, which is expected to be published on Feb. 16, by best-selling US author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon. It tells the story of an all-women Kurdish unit who took on Daesh in the Northern Syrian town of Kobani and won.
According to Deadline, the former first lady said: “‘The Daughters of Kobani’ is an extraordinary account of brave, defiant women fighting for justice and equality.
.@HillaryClinton and @ChelseaClinton have optioned author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon's 'The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice' for the small screenhttps://t.co/CsgbwOJpmG
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 25, 2021
“We created HiddenLight to celebrate heroes — sung and unsung alike — whose courage is too often overlooked, and we could not be more thrilled to bring this inspiring story to viewers around the world,” she added.
HiddenLight Productions, which was co-founded by Clinton’s daughter Chelsea and actor Sam Branson, was launched in December 2020.
I'm a big fan of strong female protagonists in thriller novels, but nothing beats the real thing. The Daughters of Kobani by @gaylelemmon features incredible Kurdish women leading the fight to evict ISIS from their Syrian homeland. An amazing book all should read! Comes out 2/16 pic.twitter.com/bgh4o4iwgA
— Steve Netter (@NetsFromPDX) January 24, 2021
The studio’s first project is a straight-to-series order for Apple TV+, “Gutsy Women,” that is hosted by the mother-and-daughter duo and inspired by their best-selling book “The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience.”
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