SISTER has acquired the exclusive rights to adapt the critically-acclaimed Lydia Millet novel, A Children’s Bible, into a limited series. A Children’s Bible is hailed as prescient and powerful, and ranked as a National Book Award Finalist and New York Times Top 10 Best Books of the Year pick. Kate Fenske will executive produce for SISTER alongside Sundance Institute Alum, Tayarisha Poe, who will also write and direct. Complementary Colors’ Jonah Disend, who has a first look with SISTER, will serve as a co-executive producer.

HBO and Sky have announced today that DGA and Emmy Award winner Nicole Kassell (Watchmen, The Leftovers) will board the HBO/Sky co-production The Baby as lead director. Kassell will also serve as an Executive Producer on the eight-episode first season. The darkly comic horror is produced by global content company SISTER (Giri/Haji, Chernobyl, Gangs of London) and Proverbial Pictures.

Emily Bell joins Zando as the company’s Head of Editorial. The news was announced by Zando Founder & CEO Molly Stern. In addition to acquiring her own list, Bell will hire and lead Zando’s editorial team and implement the editorial vision for the company and its Catalyst Partners.

Sky/HBO series Chernobyl continued to dominate the awards scene after winning best drama at the Edinburgh TV Awards, as well as helping producer SISTER scoop the production company of the year gong.

Acclaimed publishing executive Molly Stern today announces the creation of Zando, an ambitious new publishing venture backed by SISTER, the independent studio formed in 2019 by Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider and Jane Featherstone to develop, produce and invest in visionary storytellers.

South of the River and SISTER announced today SCREENSHOT, a bold new competition designed to create essential opportunities for emerging comedy writer performersto showcase their work following a summer of cultural lockdown.Funded by South of the River and SISTER the scheme will provide successful applicants with the opportunity to develop their original idea from stage to screen.