Saint X Adaptation (2023): Everything We Know So Far About The Thrilling New Series

A thriller with stunning locations and an ending that will leave you desperate for more, the Saint X adaptation coming to Hulu is definitely a series to be watching out for.
A blend of White Lotus and Gone Girl, I could not put this book down while I was reading it, and then I could not stop thinking about it for days after finishing. Watching it be brought to life on screen is going to be enthralling.
 
This page was updated: 4/27/23

About The Book:

Claire is only seven years old when her college-age sister, Alison, disappears on the last night of their family vacation at a resort on the Caribbean island of Saint X. Several days later, Alison’s body is found in a remote spot on a nearby cay, and two local men – employees at the resort – are arrested. But the evidence is slim, the timeline against it, and the men are soon released. The story turns into national tabloid news, a lurid mystery that will go unsolved. For Claire and her parents, there is only the return home to broken lives.
 
Years later, Claire is living and working in New York City when a brief but fateful encounter brings her together with Clive Richardson, one of the men originally suspected of murdering her sister. It is a moment that sets Claire on an obsessive pursuit of the truth – not only to find out what happened the night of Alison’s death but also to answer the elusive question: Who exactly was her sister? At seven, Claire had been barely old enough to know her: a beautiful, changeable, provocative girl of eighteen at a turbulent moment of identity formation.
 
As Claire doggedly shadows Clive, hoping to gain his trust, waiting for the slip that will reveal the truth, an unlikely attachment develops between them, two people whose lives were forever marked by the same tragedy.
 
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Current Production Status:

The first three episodes were released on April 26th, with the rest of the episodes coming out weekly until the finale May 31st.
 

Saint X Adaptation Timeline:

The book was first released in February 2020. In January 2022 it was announced that Hulu was giving an eight-episode production order for a series adaptation.
 
A few months later in March Victoria Pedretti was cast to star. A few weeks later Josh Bonzie, West Duchovny, and Jayden Elijah all joined the cast. In May Pedretti left the project and Alycia Debnam-Carey was announced as the new lead. The series began filming soon after.
 
In January 2023 the premiere date of April 26th was announced.
The official trailer was released in early April, just a few weeks before the release date.
 

Who Owns The Rights:

ABC Signature is the lead producer with Hulu having the distribution rights. Anonymous Content and DreamCrew (Drake and Future’s production company) are also producing.
 

Who Is Attached:

Alycia Debnam-Carey is starring along with Josh Bonzie, Melissa Juliet Lawson, West Duchovny, Bre Francis, and Jayden Elijah.
 

Filming Locations:

Filming for the Saint X adaptation occurred in the Dominican Republic as well as New York City.
 

Estimated Release:

This series is releasing on April 26th, 2023.

 

Previous mentions on AiLL:

You can find this book in the official 2023 Books To Screen Adaptations.
 

Other Adaptations From This Author:

This author does not currently have any other works being adapted at this time.
 
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Happy Reading!!
~Alison

Saint X Adaptation (2023): Everything We Know So Far About The Thrilling New Series

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