


When a 17-year old named Penny Talbot falls for a newcomer named Bo Carter, she becomes determined to see he does not become one of the drowning victims. Drowned in 1822, the trio comes up for air each summer long enough to inhabit the bodies of three weak willed girls with the intention of luring boys to the swimming hole for a fatal plunge. Two centuries ago, three sisters were sentenced to die for being witches. The sleepy town of Sparrow, Oregon is considered cursed for good reason. Chernin Entertainment will produce.īidders sparked to the book for its potential to unfold like a Twilight Saga romance.

Several suitors chased the book but Netflix just closed a deal that is six figures against high six figures if the movie gets made. The YA book was published by Simon Pulse and just debuted #7 on The New York Times Bestseller List last Sunday. Each year, the spirits of the swan sisters possess an unsuspecting young girl to do their bidding and drown young boys in the nearby harbour for revenge. For two centuries, the Swan Sisters’ curse has plagued the town. EXCLUSIVE: In an unusually vigorous auction for a holiday week, Netflix just won the screen rights to The Wicked Deep, a first novel by Shea Ernshaw. The Wicked Deep, by Shea Ernshaw is a dark fantasy novel with supernatural elements set in the isolated town of Sparrow.
