Netflix to Adapt Elsie Silver's Chestnut Springs as Prime Video Works on Rose Hill
Author Elsie Silver confirmed the two TV adaptations are separate worlds, with no Willa in Rose Hill, as Prime Video's series remains in production.
Netflix is developing a TV series based on Elsie Silver's five-book Chestnut Springs series, while Prime Video's adaptation of her four-book Rose Hill series is currently in production, according to screenrant.com.
Prime Video's official synopsis states that Ford Grant and West Belmont will both be important in the first season of the Rose Hill adaptation.
Silver addressed the two projects on Instagram, saying the TV worlds are separate and that there is no Willa in Rose Hill.
The author's Chestnut Springs books include Wild Love, Wild Eyes and Heartless, with Willa Grant serving as the female lead in Heartless opposite cowboy rancher Cade Eaton. Rosie Belmont is a character in Wild Love.
Separate Romance Universes
In the past, Prime Video had a hit with The Summer I Turned Pretty and Netflix followed with My Life with the Walter Boys. Netflix is also producing a series based on Hannah Grace's Maple Hills novel Icebreaker, while Prime Video adapts Elle Kennedy's Off Campus, which has been renewed for season 2.
Quick answers
Is the Chestnut Springs TV series connected to the Rose Hill series?
No, Elsie Silver said on Instagram that the TV worlds are separate and there is no Willa in Rose Hill.
Which streaming service is adapting Chestnut Springs?
Netflix is developing the series based on the five-book Chestnut Springs series.
Which characters will be important in Rose Hill season 1?
According to Prime Video's official synopsis, Ford Grant and West Belmont will both be important in the first season.