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Knives Out meets Truly Devious in the highly readable series from Jennifer Lynn Barnes. Mysterious, unique, and entertaining, The Inheritance Games is a captivating YA bestseller teeming with dangerous secrets, high stakes, and thrilling twists that you will never foresee.
Between its loyal fanbase and popularity on TikTok, The Inheritance Games has become a global phenomenon, selling over 1.5 million copies.
Since its release in 2020, Barnes has written two more installments, including The Hawthorne Legacy and The Final Gambit. Luckily, the story does not end with The Final Gambit. In August 2023, the games will continue in The Brothers Hawthorne, the highly-awaited spin-off to the bestselling trilogy.
What is the premise of Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ bestselling novel The Inheritance Games?
If someone told Avery Grambs a week ago that she would become the sole heir to the massive fortune of the soon-to-be deceased elusive billionaire Tobias Hawthorne, she would have laughed in their face. Imagine her surprise when that scenario plays out.
To receive her inheritance, she must move into the Hawthorne House and subject herself to the mercy of her benefactor’s disgruntled heirs and suspicious grandsons.
If Avery hopes to make it out alive and come out on top, she will have to play the game and unearth the clues left behind by a man who is still playing games, even in death.
Who is making The Inheritance Games show?
According to Deadline, Amazon will develop The Inheritance Games into a TV series with Sony Pictures TV and Josh Berman’s studio-based Osprey Productions. Television writer Grainne Godfree signed on to write and executive produce the project alongside Jennifer Lynn Barnes and Josh Berman.
Who will be in the cast of The Inheritance Games?
No casting decisions have been made for The Inheritance Games. However, that has not stopped fans from theorizing which actors should step into the shoes of Avery, Grayson, and Jameson.
When is the release date of The Inheritance Games?
There is no release date yet for the TV show, unfortunately.
Is there a trailer for The Inheritance Games?
There is no trailer for The Inheritance Games yet.
What other adaptations can you expect in the upcoming year?
In addition to The Inheritance Games, there are more book adaptations to look forward to in 2023: A Court of Thorns and Roses, Daisy Jones and the Six, It Ends with Us, Red, White, and Royal Blue, The Idea of You, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.