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Amazon TV adaptation of Iain Banks' Culture series is cancelled

Written By Unknown on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 | 7:05 AM

Author’s estate says timing wasn’t right, while scriptwriter says he is ‘mystified’ by move

The estate of Iain Banks has blamed timing for the demise of a planned Amazon television adaptation of the late author’s beloved Culture series.

The adaptation of the Scottish author’s sci-fi books was announced in 2018, when Amazon Prime Video acquired the global rights to a TV version of Consider Phlebas, the first Culture novel. The author’s estate was set to serve as executive producer, but in a statement to the Guardian on Wednesday, it said the “timing wasn’t quite right” for it to go ahead.

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