Synchronicity Films has optioned the rights to Alexander McCall Smith’s Isabel Dalhousie book series, also known as The Sunday Philosophy Club. Andrea Gibb is set to adapt the internationally popular novels for television, with All3Media International handling distribution. The crime drama will follow the intellectually curious philosopher and ethics editor as she gets drawn into mysteries beyond her professional scope.
Tattooist of Auschwitz’ Producer Synchronicity Adapting Alexander McCall Smith’s Isabel Dalhousie Series for TV
Bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith’s beloved Isabel Dalhousie series—also known as The Sunday Philosophy Club—is heading to television. Synchronicity Films, the production company behind The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Mayflies, and The Cry, has secured the rights to adapt the internationally popular novels.
Screenwriter Andrea Gibb (Miss Austen, Mayflies) has been tapped to bring the series to life, while Media International will handle global distribution. The show, envisioned as a returnable crime drama, will follow Isabel Dalhousie, a fiercely independent philosopher and editor of the Journal of Applied Ethics. Though neither a detective nor a police officer, Isabel’s deep sense of morality and insatiable curiosity drive her to investigate mysteries that, as the official description notes, “should, quite frankly, be none of her business.”
“I am thrilled to be adapting the adventures of Alexander McCall Smith’s delightful amateur sleuth, Isabel Dalhousie, for television,” said Gibb. “She is a fascinating character with a tenacious curiosity driven by a strong moral code and a faith in philosophical thinking, making this series incredibly appealing to dramatize.”
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