Archive · 28 Jul 2025
Brown, Randolph, Duke in Talks for 'The Trees' Series
A TV show based on the book 'The Trees' is being made!
It's a thriller about racism and violence.
Actors like Sterling K. Brown, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Winston Duke might be in it.
Marcus Gardley is writing the show, and UCP is making it.
The story follows detectives solving murders, with the murders happening across the country, similar to those in a small town.
The book it's based on was a big hit, and now everyone is excited about this new show!
Sterling K. Brown, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Winston Duke are in talks to star in a limited series based on Percival Everett’s novel 'The Trees'.
Marcus Gardley is writing the adaptation and will executive produce alongside Brown, Abby Victor, Selwyn Seyfu Hinds, Katie Zucker, and Everett.
UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio producing the series.
'The Trees' is a thriller addressing racism and police violence.
The TV adaptation has sparked a bidding war.
- Who
- Sterling K. Brown, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Winston Duke are in talks to star, with Marcus Gardley writing.
- What
- A limited series adaptation of Percival Everett’s novel 'The Trees' is in development.
- When
- No specific date mentioned.
- Where
- The story takes place in the rural town of Money, Mississippi, and other locations nationwide.
- Why
- To adapt a critically acclaimed novel into a TV series that addresses themes of racism and police violence.
Book's Perspective
TV Series
Themes
Book's Perspective
Addresses racism
TV Series
Fictional violence
- Source Material
- Percival Everett’s novel, 'The Trees'
- Potential Stars
- Sterling K. Brown, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Winston Duke
- Writer
- Marcus Gardley
- Studio
- UCP
- Genre
- Thriller
- Themes
- Racism and police violence
- Based on
- Book shortlisted for the Booker Prize