Holly Phillips

Holly Phillips Will Adapt Mark Lawrence’s One Word Kill for Television. It appears that another fantasy book is getting a series adaptation soon. According to Deadline, Synchronicity Films and Wild Sheep have ordered an adaptation for Mark Lawrence’s One Word Kill. The book, published in 2019, is the first installment in the Impossible Times trilogy, followed by Limited Wish and Dispel Illusion. Holly Phillips is attached to adapt the YA book series for television. Phillips’ credits include working as showrunner for the teen series Get Even.

EXCLUSIVE: Mark Lawrence’s fantasy novel trilogy One Word Kill is the latest YA book series to be adapted for television. Holly Phillips, who created and served as showrunner for BBC/Netflix teen series Get Even, is adapting the books for The Cry producer Synchronicity Films and Wild Sheep, the production company set up by former Netflix exec Erik Barmack.