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Brandon Sanderson Gives Big Updates on ‘Stormlight Archive’ and ‘Skyward’ TV Adaptations
The fantasy superstar reveals where both adaptations stand — and he's already planning Season 2
Key Takeaways
- Brandon Sanderson says the Skyward showrunners are now working on the pilot.
- Sanderson hopes Stormlight Archive Season 2 scripts are ready during Season 1.
- 'Skyward' and 'Stormlight Archive' give Sanderson two major TV projects in development.
Brandon Sanderson‘s books are getting closer to making the leap from page to screen, and the bestselling fantasy author has offered promising new updates on two of the television projects currently in development. During his October 1 Blightfall Celebration Livestream, the author discussed both Apple’s planned adaptation of The Stormlight Archive and Tomorrow Studios’ Skyward, revealing that work is progressing on the latter’s pilot while he’s already thinking well beyond the first season of Stormlight.
The projects are separate adaptations, with Apple acquiring screen rights to Sanderson’s Mistborn and The Stormlight Archive books earlier this year, with Mistborn being developed as a feature film and Stormlight as television. Meanwhil...