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StudioCanal, Strong Film & Television to Adapt ‘Murder Most Unladylike’ Into Returnable TV Series

The project brings seasoned talent to a defined six-part format under StudioCanal’s franchise plan.

Overview

  • StudioCanal and Strong Film & Television acquired rights to Robin Stevens’s 12-book children’s mystery series and set development of a family-focused adaptation.
  • Emmy winner Anna McCleery will write the series, with James Strong attached as lead director.
  • The plan outlines six parts, with each mystery unfolding across two 45-minute episodes to enable multi-season storytelling.
  • Production runs through StudioCanal Stories and Robin Stevens’s new Unladylike Productions, with Strong Film + Television executive producing alongside Matt Tombs and Loretta Preece.
  • StudioCanal Kids & Family will handle worldwide merchandising and licensing for the 1930s-set saga about teen sleuths Hazel and Daisy, pitched as “Enola Holmes meets Agatha Christie.”