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LATEST NEWS
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January 2026
Walker George Films is delighted to announce that Stephen Walker’s book Beyond – The Astonishing Story of the First Human to Leave the Planet and Journey into Space is currently in development as a TV series, in partnership with Britain’s leading film production company Working Title Films.
A Book of the Year in the Times, Financial Times and Daily Telegraph, Beyond is the nailbiting story of the race between the US and Soviet Union to put the first human into space. Set in 1961 at the heart of the Cold War, it is a tale of adventure, seismic geopolitical tensions and extreme personal danger as both superpowers attempt to do the impossible and to do it first – to take humanity in its first leap beyond the planet.
Beyond has been translated into seven languages, the latest being the Russian edition published in April 2024.
Adapting the book for the TV series is screenwriter John Collee, whose previous credits include the award-winning Russell Crowe movie Master and Commander. More recently John penned the Netflix series Boy Swallows Universe as well as Lee, about the celebrated World War Two photographer Lee Miller, starring Kate Winslet.
For more information about Stephen’s writing and Beyond please visit Stephen’s author website at www.stephenwalkerbeyond.com
February 2026
Walker George Films is excited to announce that the acclaimed Japanese director Hikari is to direct Stephen Walker’s New York Times bestselling non-fiction thriller, Shockwave – Countdown to Hiroshima, the dramatic story of the final three weeks before the dropping of the atom bomb. The series is also in development with Working Title Films. Hikari’s latest movie, Rental Family, starring Brendon Fraser, has received critical acclaim around the world as did her 2023 Netflix comedy drama series Beef.
The series writer is Oscar-nominee Hossein Amini, whose previous credits include the Henry James adaptation Wings of the Dove starring Helena Bonham-Carter. Recent successes include the acclaimed TV series The Alienist and the Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi for Disney, starring Ewan McGregor.