Dawn O’Porter Novel ‘Paper Aeroplanes’ Set to Be Adapted for TV by New Entertainment Franchise Company Victura Media (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

K.J. Yossman Victura Media, a new company focused on managing entertainment franchises, has launched at Mopcon with a slate of IP including a television adaptation of Dawn O’Porter novel “Paper Aeroplanes.”Victura will also distribute a number of titles from “The Walking Dead” producer Skybound Entertainment, including“PSI Cops,” “Super Dinosaur” and “Skybound Presents: Spike & Mike’s Festival of Animation.” The transatlantic company, which will work across the U.K.

and Canada, was founded by Thom Chapman with a view to building and managing global IP with a 360-degree strategy across retail, licensing, gaming and content.

Between Chapman, a former VP for entertainment sales and distribution at toy company Spin Master, and director Gráinne McNamara, former VP for live action development and production at 9 Story, Victura’s principals boast 20 years’ experience in franchises, working on brands including “Peanuts,” “PAW Patrol” and toyline Hatchimals.

The deal for “Paper Aeroplanes,” about small-town adolescence and female friendship told through the lens of two Guernsey teenagers, Renee and Flo, was brokered by O’Porter’s literary agent Adrian Sington in collaboration with McNamara. “I’m thrilled to continue my collaboration with Grainne as she launches her new film and TV venture, and very much look forward to taking Renee and Flo from the printed page onto our TV screens and beyond,” said O’Porter. “‘Paper Aeroplanes’ has a special place in my heart not just because it was my first novel but also because it is set on Guernsey where I spent much of my childhood.