{"id":931041,"date":"2025-02-17T05:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T10:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/?p=931041"},"modified":"2025-02-17T05:01:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T10:01:35","slug":"the-acotar-tv-show-could-be-the-biggest-fantasy-series-since-game-of-thrones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/tv\/the-acotar-tv-show-could-be-the-biggest-fantasy-series-since-game-of-thrones\/","title":{"rendered":"The ACOTAR TV Show Could Have Been the Biggest Fantasy Series Since Game of Thrones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you\u2019ve paid any attention to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/fantasy-books\/\">fantasy fiction<\/a> section of your local bookstore, you\u2019ve probably heard of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sarahjmaas\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sarah J. Maas<\/a>. Her books have sold over 13 million copies, she\u2019s a fixture at the top of the <em>New York Times<\/em> bestseller list, and her complex stories have given rise to the sort of rabid fandom that lends itself to eager YouTube discourse, complicated reader theories about its characters and larger universe, and a bustling Etsy economy of assorted themed fan-made products. People that love Maas\u2019s books, <em>love <\/em>her books. People who don\u2019t love her books\u2026probably just haven\u2019t read them yet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though her first series, <em>Throne of Glass, <\/em>was published in 2012, it wasn\u2019t until her second, <em>A Court of Thorns and Roses <\/em>began in 2015 that she became a crossover sensation. Thanks to its feisty heroine, its <em>Beauty and the Beast<\/em>-inspired narrative framing, and the rich, emotional complexity and interiority she gifts her female characters, the ACOTAR novels drew in not just YA and fantasy readers, but more mainstream lovers of romance. The ACOTAR hashtag on TikTok currently boasts over 8.5 billion views, and Maas herself has 1.5 million followers on Instagram, well beyond any other popular author of romantic fantasy. (Yes, even Rebecca Yarros, whose <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/en\/book\/show\/61431922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fourth Wing<\/a><\/em> feels like it\u2019s everywhere at the moment.)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\r\n\n\t\t<div class=\"ad-dog__cnx-container\"><script id=\"0270c398a82f44f49c23c16122516796\">\n\t\t\tcnx.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\t\t\tcnx({\n\t\t\t\t\tplayerId: \"106e33c0-3911-473c-b599-b1426db57530\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t}).render(\"0270c398a82f44f49c23c16122516796\");\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t<\/script><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-a-court-of-thorns-and-roses-books\"><strong>The <em>A Court of Thorns and Roses<\/em><\/strong> <strong>Books<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/books\/best-books-of-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>A Court of Thorns<\/em> and <em>Roses <\/em>series<\/a> currently spans five books, most of a doorstopper size J.R.R. Tolkien might approve of, with at least two more on the horizon. (Though Maas has been rather cagey about which characters the forthcoming installments will spotlight.) While some corners of the publishing world (and, unsurprisingly, the internet) deride her works for being too focused on traditionally female themes like love and sex, Maas\u2019s books are surprisingly thoughtful explorations of healing and self-acceptance, in which her heroines\u2019 embrace of their true selves is every bit as important as finding a romantic partner or saving the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A Court of Thorns and Roses<\/em> ostensibly follows the story of Feyre Acheron, who accidentally kills a fairy wolf to feed her starving family. When an ancient treaty demands a life for a life in return for the one she thoughtlessly took, she chooses to journey to the magical kingdom of Prythian where she\u2019ll essentially live as a prisoner of the mysterious beast-like creature known as Tamlin. As any regular reader of fantasy will have already guessed, that\u2019s only the beginning of the sprawling, complex saga that follows, which involves everything from fairies and royal courts full of magic tied to specific seasons and times of day, to ancient curses, fated lovers, and dense political intrigue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-attempts-to-bring-acotar-to-the-screen\"><strong>Attempts to Bring ACOTAR to the Screen<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Given its massive popularity, it&#8217;s not going to surprise anyone that there have already been attempts to bring the story of Feyre and friends to life. Tempo optioned the film rights in 2015 and the project progressed to the point where Maas herself teased an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BgywNonBjXG\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=5924b5e0-d1a0-465e-80f8-29e8a9a3babb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">early look at the script<\/a>, which was written by Rachel Hirons. However, the film adaptation eventually sputtered out, and if we\u2019re honest, it\u2019s probably for the best. While it\u2019s thrilling to imagine the version of Prythian that might be created by big studio movie budgets, the run time of even the longest potential feature film would require some serious condensing of the original text in a way that would almost certainly leave out key moments or characters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021, it was announced that streamer Hulu was working on a TV adaptation of <em>ACOTAR<\/em> with Ronald D. Moore of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/outlander\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Outlander<\/a><\/em> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/battlestar-galactica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Battlestar Galactica<\/a><\/em> fame, alongside Maas herself, who was reportedly co-writing the pilot. Development on the series was relatively slow in the three years since this initial announcement, and although Maas confirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/08\/04\/books\/review\/throne-of-glass-sarah-j-maas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">as recently as last summer<\/a> that she was still working on the script, in February 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/acotar-tv-series-canceled-hulu-a-court-of-thorns-and-roses-disney-1236304488\/\">it was confirmed by Variety<\/a> that Hulu had scrapped its plans, and that Disney&#8217;s rights to the series would expire in late summer 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-acotar-would-have-been-the-perfect-next-step-for-fantasy-tv\"><strong>ACOTAR Would Have Been the Perfect Next Step for Fantasy TV<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>ACOTAR <\/em>has always made more sense as a television series, where its sprawling cast of characters and complicated plot can have the room to breathe they deserve. But also because our current fantasy television landscape desperately <em>needs <\/em>a show like <em>ACOTAR<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maas\u2019s books are wildly popular due to their dense plotting, steamy romances, and rug-pulling narrative and emotional twists.&nbsp; But where her works differ from many of the other big-name fantasy series of the day (looking at you, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/tv\/game-of-thrones-at-10-series-changed-tv-forever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George R.R. Martin<\/a>), is how explicitly female-focused they are. The <em>ACOTAR<\/em> series not only features a female lead, but a squad of a half dozen other women around her, each with stories, agency, and relationships of their own. (Nesta, Feyre\u2019s sister, is even the primary protagonist of one of the later <em>ACOTAR <\/em>novels.) Maas\u2019s books feature plenty of sex and romance but lack the lurking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/tv\/the-winter-king-lost-my-allegiance-in-a-single-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">threat of sexual menace<\/a> that permeates so much of the world of high fantasy, both on the page and onscreen. There\u2019s no rape and most sexual encounters occur between a set of fated partners, tied together by not just desire, but love and destiny, their romance a crucial piece of the endgame of the larger story the books are telling.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For all Maas\u2019s reputation as the undisputed queen of the \u201cromantasy\u201d genre\u2014the publishing term for books that simultaneously embrace epic love stories right alongside their dense fantasy plots without sacrificing the quality of either\u2014her novels are uniquely grounded in a very specific female experience. Yes, Feyre must ultimately work to save Prythian from an ancient evil, but at its heart, these books are about how its heroine learns to save herself. <em>ACOTAR<\/em> is as much a story of healing and self-acceptance as it is a magical adventure, and in order to save the world, Feyre must first confront the pain and trauma that\u2019s holding her back. Power in Maas\u2019 world doesn\u2019t often come in the form of a sword or a magical talisman. Instead, it often looks a whole lot like forgiveness, peace, and self-knowledge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are precisely the sorts of stories that television as a medium is uniquely equipped to explore. Multiple seasons of an <em>ACOTAR <\/em>show would not only be able to more accurately convey the sheer scope of Maas\u2019s fictional world and its characters, but give each of its fascinating women and their individual stories the focus they deserve. And in an entertainment landscape that\u2019s already shown us plenty of male-centric fantasy stories, it\u2019s past time for one that\u2019s unabashedly about and for women. From Feyre\u2019s sisters Nesta and Elain to Morrigan, the sultry but powerful third in command of the Night Court to the mysterious and vaguely monstrous Amren, the <em>ACOTAR<\/em> universe is one that\u2019s powered by the emotional journeys of women\u2014no matter how attractive Tamlin, Rhysand and the story\u2019s leading men might happen to be, and that\u2019s precisely the kind of fantasy our screens could use more of.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that the Hulu project is officially no more, fingers crossed that another network or streamer picks up the opportunity to put this story on screen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve paid any attention to the fantasy fiction section of your local bookstore, you\u2019ve probably heard of Sarah J. Maas. 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