War of the Roses

(Feature)

A married couple tries everything to drive each other out of the house in a vicious divorce battle.

Produced by Searchlight and Adler Entertainment Trust

Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman

Written By: Tony McNamara (THE GREAT, THE FAVOURITE)

Directed By: Jay Roach

Based On: The novel The War of the Roses by Warren Adler

War of the Roses (Play)

Scheduled to open on the West End in 2026

A married couple tries everything to drive each other out of the house in a vicious divorce battle.

Based On: the novel The War of the Roses by Warren Adler

Trans-Siberian Express

(TV Series)

A Cold War tale of love, loss, and nuclear intrigue
as we take an epic journey on the legendary Trans Siberian Railway from Moscow to Vladivostok. When American cancer specialist, Alex Cousins, learns the diabolical plans of his patient, Soviet Politburo Chief Viktor Dimitrov, he is dispatched on a six-thousand-mile journey aboard the Trans Siberian Express where KGB men watch his every move.

Based On: The novel Trans-Siberian Express by Warren Adler

Untitled Fiona Fitzgerald Mystery Series

(TV Series)

Detective Fiona Fitzgerald is an unlikely force for justice in Washington D.C’s predominantly male police force. As a prominent senator’s daughter and top investigator in the homicide division of the Metropolitan Police Department, Fiona maneuvers between two vastly different worlds, moving quickly from opulent State galas to gritty crime scenes. Born into the elite social circles of the nation’s capital, and with privileged access to what lurks behind the pristine façade of the political establishment, Fiona is determined to expose the chicanery buried under prim rose bushes and concealed within the highest echelons of the American political aristocracy.

Based on: The Fiona Fitzgerald Mystery Series

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The Third Door

(Feature)

When an ambitious actress agrees to reunite with her estranged father and her troubled brother on a week-long trek through the Wyoming wilderness, old resentments and bitter recrimination escalate into brutal confrontations and savage violence. 

Produced by Anna Camp

Cast: Anna Camp (PITCH PERFECT, GOOD GIRLS REVOLT)

Based On: The novel The Serpent’s Bite by Warren Adler

Target Churchill

(TV Pilot)

The series follows the life of Walter Thompson, Churchill’s long time bodyguard, from his early days as a crack member of the special branch to his time after WW2 when a reenlisted Thompson struggles to abort a highly skilled ex-Nazi agent sent by the KGB to assassinate Churchill during his “Iron Curtain” speech at Westminster College in Missouri.

Written By: Andrew Rattenbury (DOC MARTIN, TEACHERS), Michael Adler

Based On: the novel Target Churchill by Warren Adler and James Humes

Random Hearts

(TV Pilot)

Set in the UK, a Labor MP candidate strategist and a social worker both lose their spouses in a plane crash neither were supposed to be on, and our heroes soon discover that their spouses were having an affair with each other.

Written By: Andrew Rattenbury (DOC MARTIN, TEACHERS), Michael Adler

Based On: The novel Random Hearts by Warren Adler

Flanagan’s Pursuit

(TV Pilot)

Bankrupted and on the run from some people he shouldn’t have crossed, former insurance adjuster and his dutiful wife escape to the quiet seaside town on the southwest coast of England to run Emily’s grandfather’s neglected antique shop: ‘Flanagan’s Pursuit’.  Little do they now this small town will reveal an eccentric population and a churning undercurrent of scandal, criminality and moral turpitude.

Written By: Andrew Rattenbury (DOC MARTIN, TEACHERS), Michael Adler

Based On: The Flanagan Series of Mystery Novels by Warren Adler and Andrew Frothingham

Little Black Dress

(Feature)

At the end of her rope after quitting a thankless job, Grace Garcia, a middle-aged struggling, single mom launches a scheme to rescue her life and ensure her child’s future by trolling for rich widowers at funerals.

Based On: The novel Mourning Glory by Warren Adler

The Housewife Blues

(Feature)

After an arranged marriage, a sheltered Muslim woman moves to an apartment in New York. Though forbidden by her husband from talking to strangers, she befriends many of the tenants in the building, becoming enmeshed in the secrets of their complicated lives and starting her own journey of self discovery.

Based On: The novel The Housewife Blues by Warren Adler

Residue

(Feature)

A firebombing of a Black church in Brooklyn that was once a synagogue sets off a chain reaction of international intrigue and bloody violence after three trunks are discovered in a now-exposed basement of the church filled with gold and precious jewels worth millions.

Director: Vondie Curtis Hall

Written By: Vondie Curtis Hall

Based On: The novel Residue by Warren Adler

Funny Boys

Set amidst the background of the all-you-can-eat-and-play resort life of the glamorous Catskills in 1937, a young comedian makes the questionable choice of falling hard for an infamous mobster’s “number one” gal.

Written By: Greg Pritikin 

Based On: The novel Funny Boys by Warren Adler

Torture Man

When an unknown caller kidnaps her daughter a prominent anti-war activist turns to an unlikely source for help: an ex-military contractor famous for his at-any-means-necessary brand of extraction.

Written By: Hernany Perla, Michael Adler

Based On: The novel Torture Man by Warren Adler

Beneath the Ivory Tower

(TV Series)

A dark, biting half hour comedy: When a prestigious university’s president is toppled by scandal, an ambitious lawyer sees his chance to ascend academic royalty and become the new university head. But as he scrambles to bury his sordid past, he discovers his picture-perfect wife harbors far darker secrets than his dalliances. In this cutthroat world of ivy and integrity, where cancel culture looms and reputations hang by a thread, this scheming lawyer must navigate a minefield of woke politics, entitled donors, and murderous ambition… all within the hallowed halls of higher education that have become deliciously depraved.

Private Lies

(Feature)

A Manhattan copywriter begins an illicit affair with an old flame only to realize his wife is also carrying on an affair of her own. The complicated web of deception culminates on an African Safari with startling and tragic results.

Based On: The novel Private Lies by Warren Adler

Children of the Roses

(TV Series)

When an innocent caper involving missing Milky Way’s catapults out of control at a seemingly happy couple’s son’s elite private school, the pair find themselves entering into a shattering warfare of a different kind. The Children of the Roses’ exposes the lengths to which parents will go to protect their children.

Based On: The novel Children of the Roses by Warren Adler

Dead in the Water

Screenplay by Andrew Rattenbury and Michael Adler

“Knives Out” meets “The War of the Roses”. A darkly comic, twist-filled murder mystery set in an elite English coastal town. When the intoxicated, erratic Carol Langston disappears after a glitzy Hollywood-themed party at her sprawling estate, the scandalous lives of the wealthy come under scrutiny. Local old-school detective Ed Hawkins and his underestimated young partner, Sydney Choi are brought in to unravel the case. As they dig deeper, every clue and testimony points to a shocking conclusion: Carol’s disappearance might not be a vanishing act after all but a carefully concealed homicide. With a cast of colorful suspects and biting humor, the detectives peel back the polished veneer of privilege, exposing a web of greed, betrayal, and deadly secrets.

Based On: the play Dead in the Water

Madeline’s Miracles

A psychological thriller: Virginia and Jesse have just uprooted their lives for a move to Los Angeles, unsure if it’s the fresh start they needed or a colossal mistake. Jesse wrestles with the pressures of a high-stakes new job, while Virginia has shelved her dreams of being an artist to focus on raising their twins. Enter Madeline, a magnetic psychic Virginia meets by chance at an exercise studio. With charm and uncanny insight, Madeline weaves herself into their lives, promising to solve their problems and unlock their full potential. But as her influence grows, so do the cracks in their family’s foundation, leaving Virginia to wonder: is Madeline their savior—or the architect of their undoing?

Screenplay by Michael Adler

Trans-Mongolian Express

Inspired by Warren Adler’s Trans-Siberian Express.

In the harrowing aftermath of Chernobyl’s meltdown in 1986, the fate of Eastern Europe hangs by a thread. From Beijing, American radiation scientist Lara, once a thorn in the Russian mob’s side, is drawn back into the shadows of the Soviet Union on the Trans-Mongolian Express. She isn’t alone. Anton, a Soviet scientist exiled for predicting Chernobyl’s catastrophe, is on a quest to expose the truth. Amidst them, Timur, a Chechen giant fueled by vengeance, plots to destroy the already crumbling Soviet Union. Suddenly, a murder on the remote tracks of the Gobi thrusts them into a deadly game of cat and mouse. As Chief Sheriff Bat races to solve the murder, their lives are thrown into jeopardy. Lara finds an unexpected ally in Gang, a reluctant assassin sent to end her life, and an illicit romance blooms amidst the chaos. But Gang isn’t the only killer onboard. A hidden menace lurks, threatening to unravel all their plans. In this electrifying ride across a historical backdrop, suspense and passion collide in an unyielding dance of survival and redemption. Who will survive the Trans-Mongolian Express?

Heart of Gold

A new thriller from the critically acclaimed novelist Warren Adler, well known for his iconic novel turned box office hit, The War of the Roses, and many more notable titles including Random Hearts, Target Churchill and Mother Nile… Milton Gold is a fringe operating “hustling lawyer,” barely making it in the cutthroat chaos of 1970s New York City. His world is suddenly turned inside out when he meets the mysterious and beautiful Karla Smith, a Polish-American woman, who approaches him with an assignment that will test his skills beyond anything he has ever experienced. Karla hires him to find what he thinks will lead to his biggest payout yet: her inheritance of one-hundred million dollars in gold coins hidden by her banker father from the Nazis during World War II. Despite his skepticism he joins Karla in a fantastic, dangerous and adventurous trek through communist dominated Europe to Auschwitz where the treasure has been hidden in an unsuspecting place. Milton and Karla discover things along the way that profoundly change their relationship and ultimately test their moral view of the world and society. Balanced with humor and tragedy, Heart of Gold explores the brutality of life behind the iron curtain and the boundaries of morality during the darkest days of the Cold War.

Treadmill

When a healthy diet and daily exercise are not recommended. Jack Cooper is an unhappy man; mind, body, and spirit. In the blink of an eye, he lost his job to the economy, his mother to illness, and his wife to her secret lover. Beaten, broken, and crippled by tragedy, he has withdrawn into total isolation, maintaining the simplest of routines in order to block out his pain. Cooper’s day begins with a strenuous workout at the Bethesda Health Club—his personal oasis where his mind and body are free—and ends inside his bare apartment, where he escapes into his library of novels until he finally loses himself in sleep. Nothing more, nothing less. That is, until he meets the enigmatic Mike Parrish. Stolen from the hospital as a newborn, and passed around from household to household, Parrish has no official identification. To the government and the world at large, he does not exist. He is an anonymous drifter, but also the first person who breaks through Cooper’s emotional confinement. Cooper finds solace in his friendship with Parrish, a man who understands his plight, and is sympathetic to his pain. But then Parrish suddenly disappears, leaving Cooper to search for a virtually invisible man. As he looks for clues as intangible as ghosts, and chases leads as fleeting as shadows, his search leads him back to the one place he called his refuge: the Bethesda Health Club.