The Wife Between Us Movie: What We Know

If you’re curious about a potential movie adaptation of The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, here’s what we know:

What’s it about? What’s the plot?

The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen is about a woman who seems to be stalking the new wife of her ex-husband, except there’s a lot more going on than meets the eye in this book. From there, the novel twists and turns and has a lot of surprises as the story reframes again and again all the things you think you know.

See the full summary and review of The Wife Between Us on the Bibliofile.

The Wife Between Us was released in January 2018 by St. Martin’s Press after a huge bidding war between publishers, and the film rights were acquired prior to its publication.

What format will it be? Will the The Wife Between Us adaptation be a Movie or a Series?

It’s planned as a feature movie.

Who’s behind it?

Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners owns the film rights to The Wife Between Us and is developing the book adaptation as a movie.

From Holly Bario, who purchased the rights for Amblin:

“Marcy Drogin, who found Girl on the Train, called me when we were in production for that movie. She had read The Wife Between Us and she told me, ‘This is going to be a big book too and you have to take the chance.'”

What’s the status of the The Wife Between Us adaptation?

The adaptation is currently early on in its development, but the rights have been acquired.

Who’s in the cast?

No casting details have been released yet.

When will it be released?

Currently unknown.

Is there a trailer or teaser available?

Not yet! Stay tuned.

The Wife Between Us Movie Development Timeline

October 26, 2017 The film rights for The Wife Between Us are acquired by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners.

January 9, 2018 The Wife Between Us (novel) is released.