For fans ofThe Night Agenteagerly awaiting the hit Netflix series' second season, there’s anotherMatthew Quirkadaptation in the works. Quirk’s debut novel,The 500, is in development as a TV series.Deadline reportsthat Amazon MGM Studios have acquired the rights to the book.
The 500, which was first published in 2012 and nominated for an Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author, centers around MIke Ford, whogrew up in a family of con artists. Craving legitimacy, he went to Harvard Law School, where he excelled, and was subsequently hired by The Davies Group, Washington DC’s most powerful consulting firm. However, he soon finds out thathis new world may be no more legitimate than the one he escaped- and this one may be much more dangerous. Pursued by a pair of deadly killers, he has to fall back on his old skills to survive. The book also has a sequel,The Directive, which was published in 2014.
Who Is Matthew Quirk?
Born in 1980, Quick was a crime and terrorism reporter forThe Atlantic, and wrote forThe Washington Postand theWall Street Journalbefore becoming a novelist.The 500was his first novel, which he followed up in 2014 with a sequel; he also published two novels, 2016’sCold Barrel Zeroand 2017’sDead Man Switch, about Special Forces operator John Hayes. He broke out with 2019’sThe Night Agent, which followed Peter Sutherland, a low-level FBI agent who uncovers a Russian mole and a deadly, wide-ranging conspiracy. Released last year, its Netflix TV adaptation, created byShawn Ryanand starringGabriel Bassoas Sutherland, wasa smash hit for the streamer. Its second seasonbegan production earlier this year. Quirk continues to write, and is also a co-producer onThe Night Agent; his most recent novel is 2023’sInside Threat.
The 500 will be showrun, executive produced, and written byAndrew Sodroski. Sodroski is the creator of Discovery Channel’sManhunt: Unabomber, which starredPaul Bettanyas notorious bomberTed KaczynskiandSam WorthingtonasJim Fitzgerald, the federal agent who helped track him down. His next project is theNicole KidmanthrillerHolland, Michigan.David Weiland Natalie Williams will also executive produce under their overall deal with Amazon MGM Studios.
The 500 is currently in development;no release date has yet been revealed. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
