Joey king to star in ‘a spark of light’ limited series based on jodi picoult’s novel in works at sony tv

EXCLUSIVE: Coming off an Emmy nomination for her starring role in _The Act,_ Joey King is attached to headline another limited series,_ A Spark Of Light._ The project is set up at Sony

Pictures TV which, in a competitive situation, has landed the rights to the bestselling book by Jodi Piccoult for producer Doug Robinson’s studio-based DRP banner (ABC’s_ The Goldbergs_).

Described as a _Dog Day Afternoon_ in a woman’s reproductive health services clinic, in_ Spark Of Light,_ what appears to be another day of service to woman at the clinic, becomes tragic as

a desperate and distraught gunman bursts in and opens fire, taking all inside hostage. Hugh McElroy, a police hostage negotiator, arrives at the scene just as gets a text that his

17-year-old daughter, Wren (King), is inside the clinic. She is joined there by a nurse, a wounded woman, a doctor, a pro-life protester-tuned-patient, a young woman who has come to

terminate her pregnancy, as well as the disturbed gunman himself, vowing to be heard. Executive producing _A_ _Spark Of Light_ are Doug Robinson and Allison Greenspan of DRP as well as Jodi

Picoult, Joey King, Dan Spilo and Jamie King. WATCH ON DEADLINE In addition to the Hulu limited series_ The Act,_ which earned Joey King an Emmy nomination for Lead Actress in a Limited

Series or Movie, she recently starred in the hit Netflix romantic comedy _The Kissing Booth_ and is set to return for the upcoming sequel. She is repped by UTA, Industry Entertainment’s Dan

Spilo and Hirsch Wallerstein. Bestselling author Picoult as had several of her books adapted to the big or small screen, including _My Sister’s Keeper_ and _The Pact._ Producer Robinson has

four broadcast series on the air, the returning _The Goldbergs_ and spinoff _Schooled_ on ABC, as well as the upcoming_ For Life_ on ABC and _Indebted_ on NBC.