The Time Travelerâs Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, about a marriage strained by the husbandâs bad habit of becoming unstuck in time, came out in 2003 and instantly became a popular beach read. How do you maintain a relationship when one partner just zaps out of time at random moments? The yearning, peopleâŠthe yearning. Itâll get ya.
The book was adapted as a movie starring Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams in 2009, and most people thought it was pretty lame. Now, over a decade later, HBO is taking a swing by turning the book into a six-episode series, with Game of Thrones alum Rose Leslie (Ygritte) as Claire, the wife, and Theo James as Henry, the husband.
And theyâve just released a trailer. Watch below!
Once again, the yearningâŠ
Former Doctor Who showrunner bringing The Time Travelerâs Wife to HBO
Obviously, if youâre going to make a show about a time-traveling romance, you turn to the experts. Former Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat is behind this new version of The Time Travelerâs Wife, having enjoyed the book for years. âI read Audrey Niffeneggerâs The Time Travelerâs Wife many years ago, and I fell in love with it,â Moffat said in a statement, per The A.V. Club. âItâs a story of happy ever afterâbut not necessarily in that order.â
Apparently, Moffat even wrote the Doctor Who episode âThe Girl In The Fireplaceâ in response to this book. It seems like a good match.
The Time Travelerâs Wife premieres on HBO and HBO Max on May 15.
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