Illustrated by Carson Ellis, it was followed by three installments titled The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner’s Dilemma and the prequel novel The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict.
The Mysterious Benedict Society will follow the story of four gifted orphans who are recruited by a eccentric, benefactor to go on a secret mission.
According to Deadline, Hulu is in the final negotiations to give out a straight-to-series order for The Mysterious Benedict Society, based on author Trenton Lee Stewart’s coming-of-age adventure novel series of the same name.
The novel is a New York Times bestseller that was first published in 2007 by Little, Brown and Company.