A television series based on Brandon Sanderson’s sci-fi book is officially in development. The adaptation comes from Tomorrow Studios, the production company behind Netflix’s live-action One Piece.

Brandon Sanderson’s Skyward is getting TV adaptation

The series will adapt the first book in Sanderson’s Cytoverse franchise, aka Skyward. Sanderson himself is writing the pilot script alongside Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen, the husband-and-wife team known for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the award-winning Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.

The story centers on Spensa Nightshade, a fierce young pilot fighting to defend humanity’s last refuge. Trapped on a desolate planet and relentlessly attacked by mysterious alien forces, what remains of humankind depends on an elite fighter corps for survival. Spensa dreams of joining their ranks to clear her disgraced father’s name. The narrative weaves high-velocity aerial combat with deeper questions about courage and identity. Following Spensa’s evolution from outcast to an important defender of her species.

“Brandon has created a thrilling universe where courage, curiosity, and determination to challenge what we think can change the fate of entire worlds,” said Tomorrow Studios CEO Marty Adelstein and President Becky Clements. “The vision that he, Jed, and Maurissa have for a television adaptation is ‘defiant to the end’.”

Sanderson, Whedon, and Tancharoen are also credited as executive producers. “I’ve been working on the Skyward series for nearly a decade. And to have a partner like Tomorrow Studios to help bring this story to television is a dream come true,” Sanderson said (via Deadline).

The adaptation news comes as Sanderson continues expanding his screen credits. He recently confirmed that the screenplay for a Mistborn film has reached the halfway mark. That project, backed by Apple TV, adapts the beloved fantasy saga about a crew of thieves wielding metal-based magic to overthrow a thousand-year empire.

With more than 50 million books sold, Sanderson remains one of publishing’s most bankable names. Now, given Tomorrow Studios’ success in translating One Piece for global audiences, expectations for Skyward are already soaring.