Jake Gyllenhaal, Denis Villeneuve Reteam For HBO Series ‘The Son’

Nolan and Joy, best known for creating HBO’s sci-fi series “Westworld”, will serve as co-showrunners. Lenore Zion will adapt the novel. “Jonah and Lisa are a formidable creative force and we are excited to collaborate with them again, alongside the brilliant Lenore, to adapt Jo Nesbo’s novel,” Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President of HBO Programming, said in a statement.

“Denis is a master at weaving visually exquisite and unique narratives, Jake is a gifted actor and producer whose work often traverses provocative and compelling terrain, and of course, he and Denis have collaborated brilliantly in the past,” she added. David Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, Michel Litvak, and Svetlana Metkina also serve as executive producers with Nesbo and Niclas Salomonsson. Nine Stories Productions, Kilter Films, and Bold Films will produce in association with Warner Bros. Television.