
CW’s already eyeing show concepts for next season, and a recently published YA novel has been given the “ok” for development, meaning a script will be written and major players have been attached to the project. According to Deadline, Mark Pedowitz, President of The CW, and DreamWorksTV/Amblin TV co-presidents Justin Flavey and Darryl Frank all sought after the TV rights to “Embrace” before deciding to team up and tackle the project together. After seeing a variety of writers, Bill Laurin and Glenn Davis were chosen for the job.

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Jessica Shirvington’s “Embrace,” the recent YA novel, is centered on a seventeen-year-old girl and angel mythology. Goodreads describes the novel: “A centuries-old battle between fallen angels and the protectors of humanity has chosen its new warrior. It’s a fight Violet doesn’t want, but she lives her life by two rules: don’t run and don’t quit. When angels seek vengeance and humans are the warriors, you could do a lot worse than betting on Violet Eden…”
READ MORE: Masters of Illusion - 'Mystery Magic, Techno Time Travel, And Math Magic'I own “Embrace,” but my sister has hogged it for the past week. She claims it’s another angel book, but considering “The Vampire Diaries” started from a YA series by L.J. Smith and spun into something more than epic (and much better than the books), using a YA book as a backbone is a good move.
Also, Laurin and Davis pitched their concept a little differently. Deadline says “Embrace” is described as “being in the vein of Buffy and The Vampire Diaries. It centers on twenty-something Violet Eden, who discovers that she is half-angel and the key to a centuries-old war between fallen angels and their earthly protectors.” In the novel, Violet is actually only seventeen, so they bumped up her age. I like the change, especially since one of the guys in the book is twenty-six.
MORE NEWS: Dynasty - 'There’s No One Around to Watch You Drown'Have you read Shrivington’s “Embrace?” Would you be willing to watch a television show about angels? I’d love one. “Sweet Evil” and “Unearthly” are two other YA angel books that would be incredibly compelling to watch.