Lion Forge developing The Secret Society of Rebel Girls for TV
May 23, 2024
Rebel Girls is introducing a new franchise – and its first fiction series – with The Secret Society of Rebel Girls.
Set in the world of the Ada Lovelace School, Secret Society of Rebel Girls navigates friendship, laughter, adversity, mystery and adventure as classmates Nina, Maya, Kai and Zoe find themselves through advice from the past.
The original story and characters were conceived by Anna McCleery for Rebel Girls, who has publishing and television plans for the franchise.
Rebel Girls will release Secret Society of Rebel Girls: Nina and the Mysterious Mailbox August 13, 2024. Written by New York Times bestselling author Marti Dumas, Nina and the Mysterious Mailbox is the first of the six middle grade books in the series and will be published by DK. Dumas has written books including Wildseed Witch and Jaden Toussaint, and as contributor to It’s Not Bragging If It’s True: How to Be Awesome at Life, from a Winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
The Secret Society of Rebel Girlsis being developed for TV by Lion Forge Entertainment.
Lion Forge Entertainment President and CCO Stephanie Sperber is spearheading development for the studio. Anna McCleery is writing the pilot and serving as creator and executive producer. Lion Forge and Rebel Girls will executive produce the live action TV series.
Jes Wolfe, Rebel Girls CEO, commented: “Creating our first fiction property with Secret Society of Rebel Girls has been an incredible road, and I know girls will discover friendship, adventure and confidence in the stories of Nina, Maya, Kai and Zoe. As a girl-first brand, we are proud to produce storytelling that reflects girlhood today and showcase characters readers can identify with and embrace for the triumphs, adversity and weirdness in everyday life. We are proud to be working with Lion Forge, DK, Anna, and Marti to bring Secret Society of Rebel Girls to life.”
Sperber added: “Rebel Girls is one of the most impactful brands in the world, reaching girls, boys and their parents in publishing, podcasts and more. We’re honored and excited to take Rebel Girls to television for the first time and expand and grow with the global audience who is already passionate about the IP. There are so few big IPs available, and when driving discoverability is critical in a world full of content choices, brands like Rebel Girls can really break through.”