Apple TV has acquired the rights to fantasy author Brandon Sanderson’s literary works, including the Mistborn trilogy and The Stormlight Archive.
Sanderson is best known for his epic, expansive fantasy and science fiction novels, which take place in a fictional universe called the Cosmere. Sanderson has published 71 novels to date, including young adult fiction and graphic novels. He’s also collaborated on the creation of a role-playing game involving the Cosmere.
The Mistborn trilogy will reportedly be made into a feature film franchise. The book trilogy follows the story of Vin, a young allomancer, who discovers that she possesses rare magical abilities. When she is taken in by a group of rebels, they work together to try to overthrow the Final Empire.
The Stormlight Archive is a ten book series, chronicling a wide cast of characters including assassins, royalty, scholars, and those known as the Knights Radiant. The fifth book, Wind and Truth, was released in 2024 and is considered to be the end of the first half of the series. The latter five books have not yet been released.
The Stormlight Archive is set to be adapted into a series, with Blue Marble already onboard as executive producer. Blue Marble is run by Theresa Kang-Lowe, best known for producing the 2022 series Pachinko, based on the bestselling novel by Min Jin Lee.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, Sanderson will have an unusual level of creative control, being permitted to “write, produce and consult; and will have approvals.”
Sanderson is also known for completing Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time fantasy series. The Wheel of Time was adapted into an Amazon series, which ran between 2021 and 2025. Rosamund Pike played the lead, Moiraine Damodred. Rafe Lee Judkins was the showrunner.
No release window has been confirmed.
