Netflix has ordered a series adaptation of “The Secret of Secrets,” the upcoming sixth installation in novelist Dan Brown’s “Robert Langon” mystery series. Brown serves as co-creator of the series alongside Carlton Cuse, who will be the showrunner.
Per the official logline for the currently untitled series, “In Dan Brown’s upcoming thrilling new novel, symbologist Robert Langdon races against ancient forces and time to rescue a missing scientist and her groundbreaking manuscript whose discoveries have the power to forever change humanity’s understanding of the mind. The series adaptation will blend futuristic science with mystical lore, delivering on the heart-pounding suspense and international intrigue that has made the Langdon stories a global phenomenon.”
The “Robert Langdon” books have sold over 250 million copies worldwide, translated into 56 languages. Brown published the first book in the series, “Angels & Demons,” in 2000, and followed up with “The Da Vinci Code” in 2003, “The Lost Symbol” in 2009, “Inferno” in 2013 and “Origin” in 2017. Of them, three have been adapted into films, most notably “The Da Vinci Code” in 2006 followed by “Angels & Demons” in 2009 and “Inferno” in 2016. Tom Hanks plays Robert Langdon in the films, which were all directed by Ron Howard and produced by Columbia Pictures. The franchise has grossed more than $2.2 billion total.
In 2021, Peacock aired one season of a series based on “The Lost Symbol,” in which Robert Langdon was played by Ashley Zukerman.
Alongside Brown and Cuse, Emma Forman serves as an executive producer on the Netflix series on behalf of Genre-Arts.
