The Romeo & Juliet Society

Hamburg-based Flappers Film & VFX, a production and post-production company led by Kai Steinmetz and Pascal Schröder, has secured the rights to the young adult romantic fantasy trilogy The Romeo and Juliet Society by Austrian author Sabine Schoder. The series of novels is known for reaching the bestseller list of Germany’s Der Spiegel after the books became popular through traction on social media through a TikTok phenomenon colloquially known as “BookTok” – where young adult literature thrives in conversations between users.

Steinmetz and Schröder have revealed that the project is currently in development, with more information about the casting and directorial team set to be announced in the coming months.