56 Days Amazon Adaptation Premieres
Catherine Ryan Howard expressed "pure joy" following the Amazon Prime adaptation premiere of her novel *56 Days*. The show's trailer garnered over 78 million views prior to release, reflecting major anticipation for the high-concept suspense adaptation. Howard described the surreal thrill of seeing her work reach such a wide audience through the streaming platform.
- The novel, *56 Days*, is set in Dublin during the early days of the COVID-19 lockdown, a key element that forces the central couple, Ciara and Oliver, to move in together shortly after meeting. The Amazon series, however, shifts the setting to present-day Boston and does not take place during a pandemic. - The eight-episode thriller stars Dove Cameron as Ciara and Avan Jogia as Oliver. The series was developed and written by Lisa Zwerling and Karyn Usher, with horror master James Wan serving as an executive producer. - The show has seen strong viewership since its debut, quickly becoming the #3 show on Prime Video globally. It holds a 92% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, though critical reception is more mixed, with a Metascore of 54. - The plot of the book follows a police investigation after a decomposing body is found in an apartment, intercutting between the present-day mystery and the preceding 56 days of the couple's intense relationship. - The adaptation is noted to substantially deviate from the source material, which may surprise readers of the novel. - Author Catherine Ryan Howard is a best-selling Irish author of several acclaimed thrillers, including *The Nothing Man* and *The Trap*, and won Crime Fiction Book of the Year at the 2021 Irish Book Awards for *56 Days*.
