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Sony Pre-Empts Film Rights to Eric Heisserer’s Debut Novel ‘Simultaneous’

The project advances under his Sony first-look deal with producing duties at Chronology.

Overview

  • Sony Pictures pre-emptively acquired feature rights to Simultaneous within days of its release, per Deadline.
  • The adaptation will be developed through Eric Heisserer’s first-look pact at Sony, with Heisserer and Carmen Lewis producing via his Chronology banner.
  • Flatiron Books published the novel on October 28, 2025, marking Heisserer’s first full-length work of fiction.
  • The story pairs a past-life regression therapist with a Homeland Security Predictive Analytics agent as they confront a reincarnation-linked threat.
  • Early endorsements came from Leigh Bardugo, David Koepp and Josh Malerman, and no director, cast or production timeline has been announced as the deal joins Heisserer’s in-development Dissolution.