Westworld writer Gina Atwater to adapt West African-inspired fantasy YA novel Raybearer for Netflix

Variety

Atwater's adaptation of Jordan Ifueko's 2020 fantasy novel is part of an overall deal with Netflix. Raybearer, the first in a series, follows a young girl, Tarisai, who is bound by a magical wish made by her mother, who is absent and distant in Tarisai's early life. It is based on Ifueko's upbringing in California as the child of West African immigrants.