Peacock<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\u201cBefore I Let Go,\u201d the first book in Ryan\u2019s \u201cSkyland\u201d book series, follows Yasmen and Josiah Wade, recently separated co-parents and business partners, as they navigate their new normal. \u201cWhen they both begin dating again,\u201d a synopsis of the novel explains, \u201cthey realize the flame and love they shared hasn\u2019t fully gone away.\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\tLee will direct and executive produce the series for Blackmaled Productions, with additional executive producers including Debra Martin Chase for Martin Chase Productions; John Legend, Mike Jackson and Ty Stiklorius for Get Lifted Film Co.; and Dominique Telson for Blackmaled Productions.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cThis is an incredible opportunity that I never saw coming and don\u2019t take for granted,\u201d Ryan said in a statement about the deal. \u201cIt\u2019s not only the chance to extend the reach of my own brand and content, but also stories that amplify themes relevant to underrepresented communities, and shepherd those stories by other authors from book to screen. I\u2019m thrilled about the projects I\u2019m already collaborating on with the teams at Universal Studio Group, and looking forward to all I hope will come of this partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tJordan Moblo, USG\u2019s executive VP of creative acquisitions and IP management, added: \u201cKennedy\u2019s stories are deeply resonant and culturally impactful, and we are excited to collaborate on adaptations that honor her vision while connecting with audiences in bold, meaningful ways. Not only is she a celebrated and powerful voice in the literary space, but she leads with thoughtfulness and creativity. We can\u2019t wait to work with her to bring these new and existing stories to life.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tIn addition to the \u201cSkyland\u201d series, Ryan is the author of several contemporary novels, including \u201cThe Kingmaker\u201d and the award-winning novel \u201cLong Shot.\u201d In 2022, Ryan made history at the Audie Awards, the highest recognition in audiobook publishing, for her novel \u201cReel,\u201d becoming the first Black author to win in the romance category. In 2025, she received another Audie Award for best romance audiobook for the second book in the \u201cSkyland\u201d series, \u201cThis Could Be Us.\u201d The series\u2019s third book, \u201cCan\u2019t Get Enough,\u201d was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for outstanding literary work, fiction.<\/p>\n
\n\tRyan\u2019s upcoming novel, \u201cScore,\u201d the second in her \u201cHollywood Renaissance\u201d series, will be published May 19. She is represented by CAA, Untitled, BookEnds Literary Agency, GKSD Law and 2PM Sharp PR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NY Times bestselling author Kennedy Ryan is taking her popular contemporary romance stories from the page to the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":394366,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[146,85,46,3167],"class_list":{"0":"post-394365","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-il","10":"tag-israel","11":"tag-peacock"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394365\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/394366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}