Warning: this article contains reference to rape and sexual abuse.

If you’re a fan of literary adaptations, take note – there’s another brilliant title to add to the long list of books currently being made into films and TV shows.

This time, it’s Miriam Toews’ Women Talking getting the Hollywood treatment. The book, which was named a Best Book Of The Year by The New York Times Book Review when it was first published back in 2018, is based on a harrowing true crime that took place in a remote religious Mennonite colony between 2005-2009.

And now, four years since its release, the book is being made into a film with a star-studded cast and crew. Here’s everything we know about Women Talking so far.

Women Talking: the powerful adaptation of Miriam Toews’ bestselling novel just got its first trailer