Netflixis shelling out big bucks for the rights to a book series that went viral onTikTokearlier this year. If one isfamiliar with BookTok, one might have heard of the fantasy book “Quicksilver,” released on August 14, 2025. Written by “Blood & Roses"and “Dirty Nasty Freaks"author Callie Hart,Quicksilverexploded in popularity, quickly became a bestseller and, within its first two months of release, garnered 3 million mentions on TikTok. The story of 24-year-old human rebel Saeris Fane inadvertently reopening a gateway between two realms and accidentally binding herself to a handsome but mysterious Fae warrior named Kingfisher was prime material for an adaptation, and Netflix has now set its sights on the property.
Deadlinereports that Netflix secured the rights to “Quicksilver"and its two planned sequel books, with the streamer paying seven figures for the rights. The series author, Callie Hart, will be the executive producer, and Elizabeth Cantillon, who was recently an executive producer onAlien: Romulus, will produce for The Cantillon Company. It is unclear at the moment if the plan is to adapt the story as a feature film or as a television series.
The massive deal for the rights toQuicksilverwill certainly remind fans of the young adult (YA) fantasy boom of the 2000s following the success ofHarry Potter. Franchises likeTwilightandThe Chronicles of Narniawere quickly snatched up and turned into blockbuster movies. However, there were plenty of failed attempts, includingThe Seeker: The Dark is Rising,The Spiderwick Chronicles, andThe Golden Compass. Netflix tried to relaunch the YA dystopian genre ofThe Hunger GamesandDivergentwithUgliesearlier this year, though critics and fans poorly received the movie.
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On the surface,Quicksilverseems likely primed for a television series. Netflix likely wants its own high-profile fantasy series to compete with Amazon Prime’sLord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,Max’s upcomingHarry Potterseries, and Disney+’s intention to adaptEragonas a series. WithThe Witcherwrapping up andThe Sandmanseemingly facing multiple delays that keep it from becoming the next big fantasy franchise,Quicksilvercan fill the void in Netflix’s programming block.
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In many ways, Netflix’s acquisition ofQuicksilveris the continuation of a recent trend where studios are looking at more recent and popular books and securing their rights. Amazon Pictures will adapt a similar popularfantasy book, “Fourth Wing,” as a television series. SinceIt Ends with Usbecame a surprise hit at the box office,three books by author Collen Hooverare being developed as feature films.
Other popular contemporary novels like Ali Hazelwood’s “Love Hypothesis"or Emily Henry’sBeach Readare also being developed as feature films. The idea of investing in newer books that are exploding in popularity with readers is what gave rise to successful film franchises likeHarry Potter,Twilight,andThe Hunger Games, and there is a possibilityQuicksilvercould join that list soon.
