Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects Picked up by HBO

Deadline reports that Gillian Flynn's 2006 novel Sharp Objects, a drama series project starring Amy Adams has been picked up by HBO with an eight-episode straight-to-series first season order.  Marti Noxon (UnReal) is showrunner for the project, with Jean-Marc Vallée (Wild) directing. Noxon wrote the pilot script and Flynn is set to write multiple episodes. The book was picked up five years ago by Jason Blum and Blumhouse Productions, long before Gone Girl was a hit movie.