Archive · 18 Jun 2025
Hera Pictures to Adapt Cocktail Novel for TV
Imagine a cool TV show about a secret bar in London where people make fancy drinks.
A company called Hera Pictures, which made the show 'What It Feels Like For A Girl,' is making this new show.
It's based on a book called 'Nothing Good Happens After 2am.'
The story is about two people who are rivals and are also attracted to each other, working in the bar.
Hera Pictures is also working on other shows, and they are talking to famous writers to make the TV show even better.
Hera Pictures optioned Niamh Hargan's novel, 'Nothing Good Happens After 2am,' for TV adaptation.
The novel is set in the high-end cocktail making scene of East London.
The story involves rivalry and chemistry between rising stars at a speakeasy called Love and Death.
Hera Pictures is also working on adaptations of 'Hamnet' and 'The Whalebone Theatre'.
Conversations are ongoing with screenwriters for the adaptation.
- Who
- Hera Pictures, Niamh Hargan, and the characters Robbie Saunders and El Tippett.
- What
- Hera Pictures optioned 'Nothing Good Happens After 2am' for TV.
- When
- The novel will be published next January. The news was reported recently.
- Where
- The novel is set in East London.
- Why
- To bring the story to screen due to its sharp and glamorous atmosphere.
- Production Company
- Hera Pictures
- Source Material
- Novel 'Nothing Good Happens After 2am' by Niamh Hargan
- Setting
- East London
- Novel's Subject
- High-end cocktail making
- Key Characters
- Robbie Saunders and El Tippett