The television adaptation of J.K. Rowling's crime novels, under the Robert Galbraith pseudonym, will hit U.S. televisions next June, and on Cinemax rather than HBO. The series will be called "
C.B. Strike" in the U.S., and still keep the
Strike title in the UK.
While in the UK the seven-part series was split up into two segments - the first five already releasing this past August and September, and the two-part adaptation of
Career of Evil out next year - Cinemax will broadcast all seven episodes over a seven-week stretch next summer. Details to come on exact dates.
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As for C.B. Strike (UK title: Strike), it had originally been earmarked for HBO. Following conversations between [Kary Antholis, president, HBO Miniseries and Cinemax Programming] and HBO programming president Casey Bloys, the two concluded that the show “would have a greater impact” on Cinemax than on HBO, Antholis said. “We’re looking for opportunities to broaden our audience (on Cinemax) and appeal to viewers besides the kind of core adrenaline-action oriented viewer, and we had an opportunity with C.B. Strike — it’s a very appealing, entertaining kind of whodunit show.”
The C.B. Strike TV series is based on the three Cormoran Strike books published to date. BBC just wrapped airing five episodes, which span the first two books The Cuckoo’s Calling and The Silkworm. The remaining two episodes, an adaptation of the the third book, Career of Evil, are slated for next year. Cinemax will run all seven episodes continuously over seven weeks. Rowling already has said that a fourth book is in the works, and Cinemax is open to future installments of Strike. “We remain in conversations with the producers about the possibility of Rowling writing more books and developing more series with the BBC,” Antholis said.