Ever since Sarah J. Maas released her best-selling “romantasy” (romantic fantasy) series A Court of Thorns and Roses in 2015, people have been wondering if it was ever going to get turned into a TV show. And now, fellow fantasy fans, we finally have an answer and trust us, it’s a good one. Keep scrolling to find out everything we know about the A Court of Thorns and Roses TV show, including its rumored plot, release date and more.
What we know about the ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ TV show
In a now-deleted Instagram post, Maas announced that she, along with Outlander showrunner Ron Moore, would be working on an adaptation of the book for Hulu.
“So, it’s official (and thank you, Josh, for accidentally spilling the beans!): Ron Moore (creator of Outlander and one of my creative idols) and I will co-adapt ACOTAR as a TV show for Hulu,” Maas reportedly wrote in the announcement.
“I’m currently hard at work writing the pilot with Ron (!!!!!), and while there is SO much more news to share with you guys about bringing this series to life, it just feels so great to finally be able to talk about this! Stay tuned for more details!”
Since that post is now three years old, though, fans have been starting to wonder what’s happening and why the adaptation is taking so long, given how popular the book is. Because of this, several places even went as far as to claim that the show was scrapped and wasn’t ever going to hit the small screen.
This has since been debunked, though, and instead, the delays in production have been credited to both the pandemic, the writers’ strike and the actors’ strike.
After these ended, though, it was announced in July 2024 that Moore had since left the project, and it is believed that this has also played a part in the rather large delay.
“I can tell you I am no longer working on it because I left Disney and I’ve returned to Sony,” Moore said, “And ACOTAR was a project that was at 20th Century Television and Disney.”
“I had worked on it for a while, but it was still in development—as they say—when I left. So I don’t know what the status is anymore.”
No need to worry, though, because according to Craig Erwich, SVP of Content at Hulu, the “show has been in development.”
What is ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ about?
Released in 2015, A Court of Thorns and Roses is a Beauty and the Beast retelling that follows 19-year-old huntress Feyre. After she kills a wolf to feed her family, she is kidnapped and dragged to a magical, treacherous land she’s only heard about in legends. Her captor? Tamlin, who is one of the most powerful faeries. Tamlin is a beast-like immortal, yet throughout her captivity, Feyre begins to see Tamlin as more than a monster. But still, something doesn’t feel right in this enchanting place.
The novel serves as the first a series that continues to follow Feyre—and then her sister Nesta—on their journeys in the magical world.
Maas also wrote the Throne of Glass and Crescent City series, both of which were released while she was also working on the ACOTAR series.
When is the ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ TV show releasing
Sadly, since the show is still in development, there is no anticipated release date for it. There are also no casting updates as of the publication date.
However, there is good news! Maas did confirm that she is working on ACOTAR and it’s “going to be a long book.”
