Early‑stage adaptation oxygen is thick this month. Our August sweep surfaces unoptioned or barely‑buzzed properties across books, audio, journalism, games and theatre—each with a clear “why now” spark and expandable world‑building:
Intimate & off‑beat fiction: a Swedish widower’s fight for autonomy (When the Cranes Fly South), a canine‑tinged 18th‑century mass hysteria (The Hounding), and four suburban moms cracking a cold case over PTA carpools (The Carpool Detectives).
Audio with built‑in arcs: the creation myth of the NYPD (Empire City), Ireland’s oldest missing‑person mystery (Stolen Sister), and Brazil’s rainforest murders (Missing in the Amazon).
Long‑form big swings: a Trump‑branded Albanian island development, Indigenous rangers versus cartels in the Javari Valley, and London’s suavest legal fraudster—each begging for limited‑series treatment.
Wildcard spotlights: mythic Afro‑fantasy platformer (Tales of Kenzera: Zau), dystopian space‑fugitive RPG (Citizen Sleeper 2), a debate‑club dark comedy (Trophy Boys), and a Seoul robot‑romance musical (Maybe Happy Ending).
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