News The Wolf King An Adaptation of Lauren Palphreyman’s The Wolf King Is In Development at Starz The alphas are coming By Molly Templeton | Published on June 26, 2026 Comment 0 Share New Share Another romantasy is headed to a screen near you! Deadline brings the news that Lauren Palphreyman’s The Wolf King—and its two sequels, one of which is not yet published—has been picked up by Starz. Tanya Saracho (Vida, How to Get Away With Murder) is developing the adaptation, with Palphreyman on board as an executive producer. The series follows a princess who is kidnapped by an alpha wolf; naturally, “forbidden attraction” blooms between them. Palphreyman originally published the books via Amazon, but print rights were picked up by Bloom Books in the U.S., and other publishers overseas. Here’s the synopsis: Princess Aurora longs to escape the castle and the marriage that has been arranged for her.But on the night before her wedding, at a dog fight where captured werewolves are made to fight for sport, she spares the life of a young wolf. It puts her on the radar of the powerful alpha who was going to kill him. And it changes everything.That night, when the alpha escapes, he kidnaps her and takes her to the rugged lands north of the border — where the once warring werewolf clans are beginning to unite. He thinks that she is the key to winning the war against the humans.Only, as they spend time around one another, forbidden attraction starts to grow. And as Aurora learns that not all wolves are bad, the alpha discovers that she is in danger from both his enemies, and those he once considered friends.With monsters on both sides, a bloodthirsty war between humans and wolves raging, and undeniable passion growing between them — will their story end in love? Or tragedy?And will Aurora ever get home?Does she even want to? In a statement, Saracho said, “This book has been my obsession since I first found it as an indie release over a year ago, and I’ve been lovingly championing it ever since.” No casting or production timeline has been announced.[end-mark] The post An Adaptation of Lauren Palphreyman’s <i>The Wolf King</i> Is In Development at Starz appeared first on Reactor.