HBO working on 'The Westing Game' adaptation

HBO Max is planning to adapt classic children's novel "The Westing Game" into a series. The book had won the Newbery Medal and was number one among all-time children’s novels by School Library Journal in 2012. HBO Max, MGM and Corman are currently interviewing writers and directors who will adapt the book for television..

HBO Max is planning to adapt classic children's novel "The Westing Game" into a series. The potential adaptation of the book, which was written by author Ellen Raskin in 1978, hails from MGM/UA Television, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Julie Corman, who owns rights to the novel, will serve as an executive producer. "The Westing Game" is an ensemble mystery-comedy that begins with the death of millionaire Samuel Westing. The reading of his will sets in motion a game for his 16 heirs unlike any other, the winners of which will walk away with his $200 million fortune. The book had won the Newbery Medal and was number one among all-time children's novels by School Library Journal in 2012.

HBO Max, MGM and Corman are currently interviewing writers and directors who will adapt the book for television.