‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’ TV Series At HBO Casts Theo James And Rose Leslie To Lead
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.
Audrey Niffenegger’s best-selling sci-fi romance novelThe Time Traveler’s Wifewas already turned into a movie starring Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana in 2009. Now HBO is letting formerDoctor Whoshowrunner and writerSteven Moffattake a crack atadapting the novel into a TV series, and the show has finally landed on its two stars.
Divergentfranchise co-starTheo JamesandGame of Thronessupporting actressRose Leslieare taking the lead roles inThe Time Traveler’s WifeTV series, which will tell the story of a couple whose love is both sparked and plagued by time travel.Published in 2006, here’s the official synopsis forThe Time Traveler’s Wife:
Clare and Henry’s story unfolds from both points of view, depicting the effects of time travel on their marriage and their passionate love for each other. They attempt to live normal lives, pursuing familiar goals: steady jobs, good friends, children of their own. All of this is threatened by something they can neither prevent nor control, making their story intensely moving and entirely unforgettable.
The casting news was announced byVariety. In addition to his role in theDivergentfranchise, Theo James has also appeared in a coupleUnderworldmovies and voiced characters in bothThe Dark Crystal: Age of Resistanceand the animatedCastlevania. Personally, I think his performances have always left something more to be desired, with his delivery always feeling rather stilted and without much emotion. But perhaps he just hasn’t been given the right role to show off his range.
Meanwhile, Rose Leslie is probably best known for her role as Ygritte across multiple seasons ofGame of Thrones. She delivered the famous line, “You know nothing, Jon Snow,” and she’s also appeared in shows likeDownton AbbeyandThe Good Fight. Her big screen roles includeThe Last Witch HunterandMorgan. Leslie feels like a solid choice to play Clare, though it’ll be tough to measure up to the work Rachel McAdams put in for the feature film adaptation. Hopefully she can make the character her own.
The Time Traveler’s WifeTV series will be written by Steven Moffat, who will also executive produce withSue VertueandBrian Minchin. Hartswood Films is producing the series in association with Warner Bros. Television. It’s not clear when production will begin, but we’ll keep you posted.
