Amazon has secured the cinematic rights to a new science-fiction/fantasy trilogy well before the first volume reaches stores in 2027. Amazon MGM Studios — which has increasingly become a go-to producer for genre fare — is behind a slate of high-profile projects that blend sci‑fi and fantasy elements. The studio’s recent slate includes 2026’s Masters of the Universe, a film that ultimately found favor with critics and streaming audiences even after an underwhelming theatrical showing, and it is also attached to other genre remakes such as the upcoming Highlander reboot.
According to TheWrap, Amazon MGM Studios is closing in on a deal to acquire the film rights to TimeLess, the opening novel in a forthcoming trilogy by A.F. Steadman. The arrangement is said to involve United Artists and Heyday Films alongside Amazon, and it is being made before the book’s scheduled release on March 11, 2027. Production credits for the movie are expected to include Scott Stuber and Nick Nesbitt producing for United Artists, with David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford producing for Heyday Films. Steadman will be listed as an executive producer on the adaptation, and Annie McCreery will be overseeing the project on behalf of United Artists.
TimeLess centers on Artemis, who belongs to a select group of people removed from the normal flow of time and schooled at an elite university to serve as guardians of history. There, members of her cohort are trained in lethal arts, historical scholarship, and weapons mastery to prevent those who would tamper with the timeline from doing harm. When Artemis and her companions depart the academy and launch a conflict that spans multiple historical eras, she uncovers a buried piece of her past and a plot that threatens the fabric of time itself. Simon & Schuster has secured publishing rights for the series and will handle releases in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
Steadman is best known for the Skandar series, a middle-grade fantasy saga that became the biggest children’s fantasy phenomenon in the U.K. over the past two decades. TimeLess marks her first published work following Skandar and represents her debut into adult-targeted fantasy. While specifics about how closely the film will follow the books or how expansive the adaptation will be have not yet been disclosed, the studio’s move to obtain the rights early signals strong confidence in the property’s cinematic potential.
TimeLess is only one of several literary fantasy projects Amazon is developing for both film and television. The company is adapting Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean novels into the Fourth Wing TV series, and it is also in the early stages of creating a series based on Holly Black’s bestselling Folk of the Air books. With those projects and others in the pipeline, Amazon appears intent on further expanding its footprint in sci‑fi and fantasy storytelling — and TimeLess is the latest title aimed at the big screen.
Because the first TimeLess novel has not yet been published, audiences and press will likely have to wait until its release to learn fuller plot details and how the adaptation will shape up. Still, Amazon’s early investment suggests the company expects the story to translate into a significant film property, and the novel’s publication should provide more clues about the scope and direction of the planned movie.
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