Lionsgate adapting The Kingkiller Chronicle for movies and more Lin-Manuel Miranda to help adapt The Kingkiller Chronicle John Rogers creating Magnum PI sequel series
Rothfuss’ series, which kicked off in 2007, includes an anchor trilogy (with the third book still to come) and three novellas set in the same world. The focus is told in three time streams: the present, in which the protagonist, Kvothe, is dictating his life’s story to a historian of sorts; the past, a first-person account of Kvothe’s life, and lastly, in chronologically cloudy parables and stories peppered throughout the books.
Right now, the plan is to kick off with the first movie and any subsequent films adapting the main novels, with the TV series filling out the wider world. And we'd expect there to be some crossover, in the way that Marvel has its movies and TV ventures set in the same universe. That doesn't always work as successfully as it might, but with Rothfuss and Miranda also having input into the TV version, hopefully the links will be stronger.
Rogers is a veteran of shows such as The Librarians and Leverage and feels like the right person to not only adapt the series but work well alongside the others. He's also currently developing a new take on Magnum P.I., but will focus on that as the Kingkiller series develops in the background.