This is such a dream team for Octavia Butler’s work. Wild Seed is the first book in her four book science fiction Patternmaster series. It’s told from the perspective of immortal shapeshifter Anyanwu, who’s living her best life until Doro, the only entity she fears, shows up on the scene. Their battle of wills shape our past, present, and future. Lots of potential for a long TV series here. I’m even more pumped about the adaptation with award-winning SFF author Nnedi Okorafor writing it, who has discussed before how titular Octavia Butler has been to her writing career, and who writes amazing SFF herself. I had no idea Viola Davis was a SFF reader, so that’s an additional reason to muppet arms this news. This isn’t the first news of an Octavia Butler adaptation. Dawn is the first of Octavia Butler’s work to be optioned for TV, though it’s been several years since the announcement with no further details. With so many excellent titles to choose from, I hope to see many more Octavia Butler novels come to both the big and small screens. If you’re unfamiliar with Octavia Butler’s work, check out our reading pathway.
