'Spy Coast' TV Series in Development at Amazon MGM Studios

By Joe Otterson

TV Reporter

Amazon MGM Studios is developing a series version of the Tess Gerritsen novel “The Spy Coast,” Variety has learned exclusively.

The series is being developed under Amazon’s first-look deal with Will Graham and his Field Trip production banner. Graham will executive produce the project, with Lilla and Nora Zuckerman attached to write, executive produce, and showrun the series.

The official logline for “The Spy Coast” states, “Maggie Bird’s idyllic life as a retired spy in rural Maine is upended when her former agency comes asking questions about her final mission decades prior. With the help of her fellow retired spies, Maggie is forced on a globetrotting mission to discover the shocking truth behind what happened on her last mission all those years ago.”

Gerritsen’s books have sold more than 40 million copies worldwide. “The Spy Coast” was published in November 2023. It is the first entry in Gerritsen’s planed “Martini Club” series, with the second book, “The Summer Guests,” due out in March from Thomas & Mercer. Gerritsen’s other books include the Rizzoli & Isles series, which was previously adapted into a TNT TV show starring Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander. The show ran for seven seasons between 2010 and 2016.

The Zuckermans are currently the showrunners on the popular Peacock series “Poker Face” starring Natasha Lyonne. Their past credits include “Prodigal Son” and “Fringe” at Fox, “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D” at ABC, “Suits” at USA Network, and “Haven” at Syfy.

The Zuckermans are repped by UTA and Lichter Grossman. Gerritsen is repped by CAA and Jane Rotrosen Agency. Field Trip is repped by UTA, Kaplan Perrone, and Hansen Jacobson.