According to Deadline, CBS All Access has successfully acquired the rights to author Alena Dillon’s recently published novel titled Mercy House.
The Mercy House series will be written by Corinne Brinkerhoff, who will also serve as an executive producer through her Green Ribbon Banner.
Published in February 2020, Mercy House will follow the story of renegade protagonist Sister Evelyn as she leads other fellows nuns in creating a safe haven for the abused and abandoned.
However, the sanctity of Mercy House is being threatened when Evelyn finds out they will be investigated by Bishop Hawkins, a man with whom she shares a dark history.