Siddharth Roy Kapur To Adapt William Dalrymple's Bestseller 'The Anarchy'; BAFTA Winner Jeremy Brock To Script The Show

William Dalrymple will serve as creative consultant on the project while Paul Lee of Wiip and Siddharth Roy Kapur of Roy Kapur films will be the executive producers of 'The Anarchy'.

Siddharth Roy Kapur To Adapt William Dalrymple's Bestseller 'The Anarchy

New Delhi: BAFTA winner Jeremy Brock, writer of acclaimed film 'The Last King of Scotland' will adapt writer William Dalrymple's 'The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company' for Roy Kapur Films. The book will be adapted into a series which will be co-produced by Roy Kapur Films and independent studio Wiip, reported variety.com.

The international co-production 'The Anarchy' will be produced across the US, UK and India. 

William Dalrymple' book revolves around the disintegration of the Mughal empire, and its gradual replacement by the British East India Company-- an unregulated private company based thousands of miles away in a small office in London.

The bestselling book has won several accolades and was also recommended by President Barack Obama's top 10 recommended books and one of The Wall Street Journal's Best Books of the Year in 2019.

William Dalrymple will serve as creative consultant on the project while Paul Lee of Wiip and Siddharth Roy Kapur of Roy Kapur films will be the executive producers of 'The Anarchy'.

Jeremy Brock is known for his work in 'Mrs Brown', 'Driving Lessons', 'How I Live Now' and others. In an interaction with Variety, about the project, he said, "I’m incredibly excited to be able to adapt William Dalrymple’s all-encompassing history of India under the rise of the world’s first global commercial empire. The Anarchy is packed with amazing characters, the highest possible stakes and a contemporary resonance that sees the weaponization of profit on a level that boggles the mind. Dalrymple’s brilliant book has the scale of ‘Game of Thrones,’ the internecine plotting of ‘Succession’ and a true-life intensity that begs to be dramatized.”

Meanwhile Siddharth Roy Kapur told the publication, "Jeremy’s unique ability to bring complex historical events to life through the humanity of his compelling characters makes him just the creative driving force needed for ‘The Anarchy.’ William Dalrymple’s epic tale of The East India Company is a story that could not be more relevant to the times we are in, and with Jeremy’s incredible vision we are confident it will transcend cultural and geographical boundaries, resonating with audiences everywhere.”