The Quiet Tenant, the debut novel by Clémence Michallon, is due to be adapted by Blumhouse Television. The psychological thriller will be made into a limited series or streaming movie, Deadline writes, after the production company landed the rights.

The Quiet Tenant is a thriller about a serial killer, narrated by those closest to him: his 13-year-old daughter, his girlfriend, and the victim he keeps captive. Michallon will executive produce the project, though no writers are yet attached.

On the television side, Blumhouse is behind NBC’s Renee Zellweger-fronted The Thing About Pam, HBO’s Sharp Objects, Showtime’s The Good Lord Bird, and Amazon’s upcoming The Horror of Dolores Roach.

Per the novel’s synopsis, The Quiet Tenant tells the story of Aidan Thomas, a hard-working family man and a somewhat beloved figure in the small upstate town where he lives. But Aidan has a dark secret he’s been keeping from everyone in town and those closest to him. He’s a kidnapper and serial killer. Aidan has murdered eight women and there’s a ninth he has earmarked for death: Rachel, imprisoned in a backyard shed, fearing for her life. 

When Aidan’s wife dies, he and his thirteen-year-old daughter Cecilia are forced to move. Aidan has no choice but to bring Rachel along, introducing her to Cecilia as a “family friend” who needs a place to stay. Aidan is betting on Rachel, after five years of captivity, being too brainwashed and fearful to attempt to escape. But Rachel is a fighter and survivor, and recognises Cecilia might just be the lifeline she has waited for all these years. As Rachel tests the boundaries of her new living situation, she begins to form a tenuous connection with Cecilia. And when Emily, a local restaurant owner, develops a crush on the handsome widower, she finds herself drawn into Rachel and Cecilia’s orbit, coming dangerously close to discovering Aidan’s secret.