Millie Bobby Brown's debut WWII novel Nineteen Steps is being developed into a Netflix movie By Terry Zeller For Dailymail.com Published: 22:56, 19 August 2024 | Updated: 23:02, 19 August 2024 e-mail View comments Millie Bobby Brown is solidifying her status as an ingenue with the announcement that she's adapting her debut novel into a film. The 20-year-old Stranger Things actress — who recently teased the final season of the hit sci-fi series — will bring her historical novel, Nineteen Steps, to life in a feature adaptation for Netflix , according to Deadline .
The British actress will produce under her PCMA banner and is expected to star in the project, per the outlet. Four-time Oscar nominee Anthony McCarten is set to write the screenplay. Jonathan Eirich will produce for Rideback, with Nick Reynolds serving as executive producer.
Nineteen Steps, a World War II novel inspired by the experiences of Brown’s grandmother, became a New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller after its release by William Morrow in September 2023. Millie Bobby Brown will bring her historical novel, Nineteen Steps, to life in a feature adaptation for Netflix, according to Deadline; (pictured in March) Co-written by Brown and Kathleen McGurl (pictured), the novel centers on Nellie Morris, an 18-year-old living in Bethnal Green, East London Co-written by Brown and Kathleen McGurl, the novel centers on Nellie Morris, an 18-year-old living in Bethnal Green, East London. As she faces the hardships.