TIME’s Shannon Carlin wrote a piece on Shining Girls the day it premiered, dissecting how the new Apple TV+ series differs from the book. Silka Luisa explains why aspects of the book were integral to the story and why some elements needed to be adapted for the screen. Luisa reveals what she learnt from her […]
Everyone is talking about The Shining Girls adaptation after the premiere on the 29th of April this year. The series’ showrunner Silka Luisa, actors Elisabeth Moss, Phillipa Soo, Wagner Moura, Jamie Bell and all supporting role actors have adapted my genre-bending thriller The Shining Girls and created something completely new and unique. The show has […]
Esquire’s Adrienne Westenfeld caught up with me just before the premiere of the Shining Girls adaptation on Apple TV+ was released at the end of April. We talk aspects of the book that ended up being adapted for screen and my thoughts on the changes: “I think this adaptation, by necessity, is a different animal. […]
AIPT Comics answer viewers’ most pressing possible questions about the Shining Girls adaptation; some questions that would make sense if you’ve read the book. This article will contain spoilers. Reading this article is recommended if you have finished the whole series. Important parts of the story are addressed and explained. Nick Nafpliotis from AIPT sheds […]
A fantastic review from Bethan Ackerley at New Scientist on the new Shining Girls adaptation streaming on Apple TV+. They look at some key differences from the book and praise the performances of each leading actor. Ackerley writes: “the themes of trauma and renewal – at once more mundane and more remarkable than any sci-fi conceit could hope […]
Andrea Nagel from Timeslive chatted to me last month, just before the release of Apple TV’s The Shining Girls adaptation. We talk about the long process involved in adapting a book like The Shining Girls, working closely with showrunner Silke Luisa and revisiting research that went into writing the book. We revisit the core themes […]
I spoke to Nelisiwe Nxumalo on The Morning Show for South Africa’s eTV about The Shining Girls coming alive on screen. We talked the process and what it means to have The Shining Girls smartly adapted by Showrunner Silke Luisa, starring the amazing Elisabeth Moss alongside some other incredibly talented and award-winning actors on the […]
Entertainment Weekly got actors Elisabeth Moss, Jamie Bell, Wagner Moura, showrunner Silka Luisa and director Michelle MacLaren together to talk about their work on Apple TV’s screen adaptation of The Shining Girls. It’s incredibly interesting to hear the creators and cast talk about the book, what elements they felt needed to be adapted for screen, […]