FILM & TV
JVNLA works closely with major and independent producers, studios, and networks both directly and alongside top Hollywood agencies to get our authors’ work adapted for film, television, stage, and beyond. Please note we do not represent screenwriters.
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Madam – 2025
Book by Antonia Murphy
Starring: Rachel Griffiths, Martin Henderson
Directed by: Kaci Anning, Madeleine Sami
Produced by: Tavake and XYZ Films
Enola Holmes 2 – Now streaming on Netflix
Based on the Series by Nancy Springer
Starring: Millie Bobby Brown, Helena Bonham Carter, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin, Louis Partridge, Adeel Akhtar, David Thewlis, Susan Wokoma, Sharon Duncan-Brewster
Directed by: Harry Bradbeer
Produced by: Legendary Entertainment
Enola Holmes - Now streaming on Netflix
Novel by: Nancy Springer
Starring: Millie Bobby Brown, Helena Bonham Carter, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin, Fiona Shaw, Suzie Wokoma, Adeel Akhtar
Directed by: Harry Bradbeer
Produced by: Legendary Entertainment
The Miseducation of Cameron Post – 2018
Novel by: Emily M. Danforth
Starring: Chloe Grace Moretz, John Gallagher, Jr., Sasha Lane, Forrest Goodluck
Directed by: Desiree Akhavan
Produced by: Parkville Pictures
Dietland – Now Streaming on Hulu
Novel by: Sarai Walker
Starring: Joy Nash, Julianna Margulies, Robin Weigert
Directed by: Marti Noxon
Produced by: AMC Studios
We Only Know So Much – 2018
Novel by: Elizabeth Crane
Starring: Jeanne Tripplehorn, Damian Young, Loudon Wainwright III, Noah Schnapp, Taylor Rose
Directed by: Donal Lardner Ward
Produced by: Donal Lardner Ward
Pope Joan (Die Päpstin) – 2010
Novel by: Donna Woolfolk Cross
Starring: John Goodman, Johanna Wokalek, and David Wenham
Directed by: Sonke Wortman
Produced by: Constantin Films
Dear Mr. Gacy – 2010
Book by: Jason Moss and Jeffrey Kottler
Starring: William Forsythe and Jesse Moss
Directed by: Svetozar Ristovski
Produced by: Notorious Pictures
Gone, but Not Forgotten – 2005
Novel by: Phillip Margolin
Starring: Brooke Shields, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Marilu Henner
Directed by: Armand Mastroianni
Produced by: Hallmark Entertainment
Songs in Ordinary Time – 2000
Novel by: Mary McGarry Morris
Starring: Sissy Spacek and Beau Bridges
Directed by: Rod Holcomb
Produced by: CBS
Critical Care – 1997
Novel by: Richard Dooling
Starring: James Spader, Kyra Sedgewick, Helen Mirren, Anne Bancroft, and Albert Brooks
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Produced by: Live Entertainment
Sleep Baby Sleep – 1995
Novel by: Jessica Auerbach
Starring: Tracey Gold
Directed by: Armand Mastroianni
Produced by: ABC
Losing Isaiah – 1995
Novel by: Seth Margolis
Starring: Jessica Lange, Halle Berry, David Strathairn, and Samuel L. Jackson
Directed by: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Produced by: Paramount Pictures
A Dangerous Woman – 1993
Novel by: Mary McGarry Morris
Starring: Debra Winger, Laurie Metcalf, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Jake Gyllenhaal
Directed by: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Produced by: Amblin Entertainment
The Last Innocent Man – 1987
Novel by: Phillip Margolin
Starring: Ed Harris, Roxanne Hart, and Bruce McGill
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
Produced by: HBO
The Clan of the Cave Bear – 1986
Novel by: Jean M. Auel
Starring: Daryl Hannah and Thomas Waites
Directed by: Michael Chapman
Produced by: Warner Bros. Pictures