EXCLUSIVE: Prime Video is developing Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, based on the Crane-Iron Pentalogy book series by Wang Dulu. The drama comes from writer/executive producer Jason Ning (Lucifer, The Brothers Sun), executive producer Ron Moore (Outlander, For All Mankind) and Sony Pictures Television where both are under overall deals.

Amidst stunning landscapes and spectacular action, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon follows Shu Lien and Mu Bai, two star-crossed warriors, as they struggle between forbidden love and the pull of modernity — caught between preserving their way of life or embracing a future together.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was famously adapted by Ang Lee into his Oscar-winning movie, which incorporated elements from other books in the Crane-Iron series. The film is part of Sony’s library as it was produced and distributed by the studio.

The Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon TV series originated a couple of years ago when Sony regained the rights to the books through a first-look deal with Vertigo and tapped Ning to adapt it as part of an overall deal. Moore came on board last year after returning to Sony TV with a new overall deal. It is one of two major Sony IP-based TV series projects the Battlestar Galactica creator has boarded since rejoining the studio, along with God of War, which also is set up at Prime Video.

Executive producing the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon series are Ning; Moore and Maril Davis of Tall Ship Productions; Johnny Levin; Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment; as well as Hong Wang and Qin Wang for the Wang Dulu Estate. Ying Lou is co-executive producing.

Wang DuLu’s five Crane-Iron Pentalogy novels, published between 1938 and 1944, chronicle the struggles of four generations of youxia, a type of ancient Chinese warrior folk hero.

Ning is repped by UTA, Gotham Group and Yorn Levine. Moore is repped by CAA and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller. The estate of Wang Du Lu, Vertigo and Levin are repped by Aron Baumel at Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson and Christopher. Levin has represented the estate since he was the head of corporate consulting at the William Morris Agency.