Who Fears Death and The Secret Lives of Church Ladies to be Adapted into Film

Tessa Thompson is moving into production in a major way with a new production company, a first-look deal at HBO and HBO Max and exec producing two big book adaptations – Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor and The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw (AKA @FerociousKitty)

The Westworld star has launched Viva Maude with a two-year deal at the WarnerMedia-owned cable network and streaming service.

Thompson said, “I’m beyond thrilled to officially launch my production company, Viva Maude, which has been a real passion project and labour of love over the last few years. I’m elated to begin this partnership and to bring entertaining and impactful television projects to my friends and collaborators at HBO and HBO Max.  Together we are committed to developing interesting and inclusive stories with inventive creators and to discover new voices and visionaries.” Read more at Deadline