Book Cover A Cool Breeze on the Underground – Blackstone Publishing
Following the success of recent hits like the agent of the nightNetflix is reportedly developing a new adaptation of Don Winslow’s Neal Carey series of novels dating back to the 1990s with Rian Johnson. The series began with A Cool Breeze on the Underground. This is what we know so far.
By good readshere is a brief synopsis of the first book, A Cool Breeze on the Underground:
“Neal Carey is not your usual private detective. A graduate student at Columbia University, he grew up on the streets of New York, often on the wrong side of the law. He then met Joe Graham, a one-armed private investigator who introduced him to the Bank, an upscale New England institution whose sideline is keeping its wealthy clients happy and out of trouble. They pay for Neal’s college tuition, and Neal gets an education that can’t be found in any textbook, from learning how to track down a suspect to mastering the proper way to search a room.»
Five books in total were published, including:
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- A cool breeze in the subway
- The path to the mirror of Buddha
- Way down high lonely
- A long ride down the water slide
- As he drowns in the desert
Author Don Winslow is also known for the power of the dog, The force, wild, Border, the king of cooland dozens more books in several genres, being his most recent dream city.
Is the Neal Carey series in development at Netflix?
We first heard that a series adaptation was in the works courtesy of Term in April 2021. We then heard that MRC Television, Rian Johnson, and Ram Bergman simply chose to adapt the book. This means that they have the right to make the books into a series adaptation if they wish. Johnson Ram Bergman notably worked together on Knives Out.
At that time, Bad Education Cory Finley was attached to the project looking to write, direct and executive produce.
An earlier adaptation was in development at Columbia Pictures in the mid-2000s.
The news of Don Winslow’s books heading to Netflix comes courtesy of the writer himself, who recently announced that they would republish the first five novels with new covers and introductions.
Within the Tweet, he attached the series in development with Netflix and states that Rian Johnson is still on board, though in what capacity is unknown.
I can’t believe I wrote these books 30 years ago!
They were my first 5 novels.
Netflix/@rianjohnson they are being developed as a TV SERIES.
delighted to have @BlackstoneAudio re-release of the complete series on August 15 with new covers and a new introduction.
You can order wherever you get your books! pic.twitter.com/pQS2Na7tHG
—Don Winslow (@donwinslow) May 27, 2023
Netflix has yet to confirm that it will officially adapt Don Winslow’s books into a series at press time.
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