Moriarty’s ‘Apples Never Fall’ to be adapted for screen

Liane Moriarty’s novel Apples Never Fall (Macmillan) will be adapted as a limited series.

Apples Never Fall centres on the Delaneys, who appear to be a contented family. Former tennis coaches Joy and Stan are parents to four children, now adults. After decades of marriage, they have sold their famed tennis academy and are ready to start the golden years of their lives. But after Joy disappears, her children are forced to re-examine their parents’ marriage and their family history with fresh eyes.

Due to be filmed in Queensland in March, the adaptation will star New Zealand actor Sam Neill in the role of Stan Delaney and American actor Annette Bening in the role of Joy Delaney.

The production crew includes Melanie Marnich as writer, showrunner and executive producer; David Heyman as executive producer alongside Liane Moriarty, Albert Page and Jillian Share; and Chris Sweeney as director of multiple episodes, including the first.

Heyday Television will produce the series and Matchbox Pictures will manage the production in Australia. Both studios are a part of Universal International Studios.

The series will launch in the US on NBCUniversal’s streaming service Peacock.

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