Screen Rant will keep you updated on further developments. It remains to be seen how and when Alex Rider will be distributed, and just who will play the title character. There's plenty of source material to base ideas on and the writing talent is there. However, if the treatment is pitched just right, the series could definitely be suited to becoming an action-packed family TV show. For those who don’t know, Alex Rider (Otto Farrant) is a normal London teen, bored by his banker uncle Ian (Andrew Buchan) and attentive housekeeper Jack (Ronk Adékolujo), but content to hang. It wasn't to be, though, as it was a critical and commercial disappointment, and now is quoted as being one of the worst Young Adult movie adaptations. It had an incredible cast, including the likes of Mickey Rourke, Bill Nighy, Alicia Silverstone, Stephen Fry, and Ewan McGregor. Horowitz was so confident in the film at the time, that he was writing the screenplay to the sequel before it was released and expected the movie to spawn a lucrative cinema franchise. " Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker" was released in 2006 and starred Alex Pettyfer ( Beastly, I am Number Four) in the title role. It won't be the first time that Alex Rider has been brought to the screen. Rider has faced everything from deadly viruses, evil clones, and nuclear holocausts, but with less of the explicit themes that Bond or Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin ( Kingsman: The Secret Service) would have to face. It's teenage wish-fulfillment that has become incredibly popular, and the stories capture the James Bond feel of outlandish villains and fiendish global threats. The stories focus on a 14-16 year old boy who is recruited into the British Secret Service (MI6), and are aimed primarily at the male Young Adult market. The adventures of a reluctant teen spy on his missions to save the world. The Alex Rider books are a series of ongoing spy novels written by British author Horowitz. He created the franchise in 2000, which has since achieved sales of over 16 million for the English-language editions alone. Alex Rider (2020) - episodes with scripts. The TV film and video production company Eleventh Hour Films has optioned the Anthony Horowitz books and will make the series, with the writer Guy Burt ( The Borgias, Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands) being linked to scribe the project. Everyone does seem to be weirdly honest with each other in Strike, though. A new TV adaptation of the popular Alex Rider book series is in development with the UK's ITV network.
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