Broadchurch: the book to be published in 2014 After 10 million people watched the final episode of Broadchurch this spring, the secret behind ITV's award-winning Whodunnit is rather well known. However, the rights have been bought by Little, Brown Book Group to adapt the drama into a novel. Chris Chibnall, the scriptwriter behind the provincial muder mystery starring Olivia Colman and David Tennant, will co-write the book. He will be joined by British psychological thriller author Erin Kelly on the project, and the novel will be published in August 2013. The ITV drama unfolded in a small Dorset town and looked at the local families affected by the murder of a young boy in the community. Kelly said that she couldn't wait to "delve even deeper into the hearts and thoughts of the characters and to bring the town to life on page." Chibnall claims that fans had envisaged Broadchurch as a book ever since the series ended. The day after Broadchurch finished, a woman stopped me on West Bay beach and asked me 'When's the book coming out?' Now I have an answer. The novel will also be published in America, where TV network Fox are planning their own remake of the drama. ITV commissioned a second series of Broadchurch the day after the first ended. It will begin production next year.