possibility that he might one day write a follow-up series to The Saga, which would take parts of this book as its starting point. Television and film Universal Studios bought the film rights to the first three books of The Saga of Darren Shan and combined them to make a single film, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, released in the US on 23 October 2009. Lauren Shuler Donner produced the film and Paul Weitz directed. The original screenplay was written by Brian Helgeland but rewritten entirely by Paul Weitz. In May 2019, Zom-B was optioned for a ten-part television series adaptation by London-based production company The Electric Shadow Company. In March 2020, it was announced that The Electric Shadow Company had partnered with Slam Films in developing the series. In March 2021, Susan E. Connolly was announced to be attached as the lead writer on the project, with The Electric Shadow Company releasing a teaser image depicting a blood-spattered B Smith opposite her best friend Vinyl to their website. References External links Interview with Darren O'Shaughnessy on foyles.co.uk Darren O'Shaughnessy talks about Cirque du Freak Darren O'Shaughnessy lists his favourite books at bookarmy.com Darren O'Shaughnessy reads extracts from his books for an hour as part of the One & Other art installation in Trafalgar Square Interview with Darren O'Shaughnessy on Veronika Asks Darren O'Shaughnessy Interview with Scottish Book Trust Darren O'Shaughnessy in 'Writers – Fiction' file at Limerick City Library, Ireland Darren O'Shaughnessy's IMDb profile Darren O'Shaughnessy's Goodreads Author page (with Darren Shan and D.B. Shan) Darren O'Shaughnessy and D.B. Shan at WorldCat 1972 births Living people Alumni of the University of Roehampton Irish fantasy writers Irish horror writers Irish male novelists Pseudonymous writers Writers from London