Derek Kolstad to adapt 'A Darker Shade of Magic'

"

John Wick

" writer

Derek Kolstad

is set to adapt bestselling

fantasy

series "A Darker Shade of Magic".

According to reports, Neal Moritz's Original Film and Gerard Butler and Alan Siegel's G-Base productions acquired the rights to V E Schwab's books in 2016.

The book is set in four parallel worlds, with four parallel Londons ruled by different magical powers and monarchies.

In Grey London people are told that magic is a myth;

Red London

embraces magic; in White London magic is used by the rulers against it's people and in Black London magic has overpowered the people and corrupted their world beyond repair.