The upcoming Doctor Who spinoff series Class was already on our radar because it’s being penned by a YA writer and will focus on younger characters, but now we have another reason to get excited: A gay character will lead the show.
Lionsgate has set Charlie Kaufman to pen the adaptation for The Knife of Never Letting Go, the first book in the Chaos Walking series. The young adult novels have received critical acclaim and have a similar vibe to a certain blockbuster recently released by Lionsgate.