Samurai Girl Slices onto ABC Family
The YA book series, SAMURAI GIRL, is being transformed into a TV series at ABC Family, reports the trades. Luke McMullen (ALIAS) is adapting the first novel, SAMURAI GIRL: THE BOOK OF THE SWORD, into a one-hour pilot for the potential series.
The story follows Heaven, the teenage adoptive daughter of a rich family, who must balance between the modern world and her blood ancestors' samurai legacy.
ABC Studios is co-producing the pilot with Alloy Ent., the creator of the book series. Bob Levy is the executive producer for Alloy.