Dervla McTiernan’s 1 Bestseller Heads to TV: What Happened to Nina? Author Officially Gets Another Adaptation

A new McTiernan adaptation

Easy Tiger Productions, the company behind Colin From Accounts, won the rights to Three Reasons for Revenge after a competitive bidding process. The novel is by Australian author Dervla McTiernan and is due in 2026.

A broadcaster or streaming service has not yet been chosen. The project will need to be presented to the wider market before it can move forward.

Shaun Grant joins the project

Grant said he pictured the book as a television series from his first read. He described it as a carefully crafted thriller, though the statement included in the report ends mid-quote.

Gifts hide a deadly purpose

The novel centers on three people who live in different homes across Melbourne. Each receives a mysterious gift designed specifically for them, but the presents are intended to ruin their lives.

Detective Sergeant Judith Lee investigates who knew the recipients’ private vulnerabilities well enough to create the gifts. The case becomes more puzzling because the three people appear linked to the sudden disappearance of a woman who reported an assault less than a day earlier.

Earlier books also optioned

Two of McTiernan’s previous novels have also been optioned for screen adaptations. FX took on The Murder Rule, while Lingo Pictures optioned What Happened to Nina? The report describes Netflix as an active buyer of acclaimed and bestselling novels, citing recent success with Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt and His & Hers by Alice Feeney.