J.K. Rowling's "The Casual Vacancy" to Be a BBC Series

J.K. Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy to be adapted for the small screen

The Harry Potter author and literary mogul has signed a deal with BBC One to produce a series for her first novel aimed at adult audiences, The Casual Vacancy. Rowling, who has seen the big screen adaptations of her bestselling Harry Potter franchise break box office records, told BBC News she was thrilled that her latest book would hit the small screen. “I always felt that, if it were to be adapted, this novel was best suited to television and I think the BBC is the perfect home.” Get the full deets from BBC.co.uk.