Obsession based on Catherine Ryan Howard's novel gets the green light from Amazon

Obsession comes to Prime Video. Amazon has ordered the crime drama based on Catherine Ryan Howard's novel 56 Days. The drama tells the story of a couple who meet randomly and quickly fall in love. 56 days later, a body is found in the man's apartment, but it is unidentifiable. The series then follows the investigation and questions who killed who.

Lisa Zwerling (photo below, left) and Karyn Usher (photo below, right) write and produce the series.



Prime Video revealed more about the series in the press release below:

Today, Prime Video announced that it has ordered Obsession from executive producer James Wan's Atomic Monster to series. Lisa Zwerling ( ER) and Karyn Usher (Prison Break) are writing and producing the series, which is based on the international bestseller 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard.

Obsession follows Oliver and Ciara, who fall for each other quickly and dangerously after a chance meeting in a supermarket. Fifty-six days later, homicide detectives arrive at Oliver's apartment to find an unidentified body - brutally murdered and deliberately decomposed. Did he kill her? Did she kill him?

The series is a unique crime story and a compelling, erotic, psychological thriller, in which an intense day in the current investigation alternates with the twisted course of the young lovers' affair in the past. Although the novel is set against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, the series will not be.

“It’s a privilege to be trusted by the ingenious Catherine Ryan Howard in adapting the engrossing story of 56 Days for the screen,” said Nick Pepper, head of U.S. SVOD wholly owned development, Amazon MGM Studios. “I have no doubt that the visionary team of James Wan, Lisa Zwerling, and Karyn Usher will transform this page-turner into a must-see original series for Prime Video subscribers around the globe.”

“We’re thrilled to collaborate with Karyn and Lisa on this propulsive and sexy thriller based on Catherine’s captivating novel. Their vision for the series brings a fresh take for contemporary audiences, while still remaining true to the genre,” said James Wan, executive producer.

The series is written and executive-produced by Lisa Zwerling and Karyn Usher. Also executive producing are James Wan, Michael Clear, and Rob Hackett via Atomic Monster, with Danielle Bozzone overseeing the series on behalf of the company. Catherine Ryan Howard will serve as co-executive producer. The series is produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Atomic Monster.

The cast and other details about the series will be announced later.