
In April 2018, James Gray was set to direct.

In July 2014, MGM bought the movie rights for the book and are set to target a series of films, similar to the Bond franchise, with Matthew Vaughn directing. Visceral, gritty and cinematic. 'Simply one of the best suspense novels I've read in a long time.' David Baldacci 'A big, breathless tale of nonstop suspense.' The New York Times 'The plot twists and turns like a python in a sack.

The "Saracen" is a Saudi who becomes radicalised by watching his father's beheading. Pilgrim becomes involved in a case in New York City where a mysterious woman uses his book to commit untraceable murders in the aftermath of 9/11. "Pilgrim" is an American former intelligence agent known as the "Rider of the Blue" who later writes a book on forensic pathology.

It was published on 18 July 2013 in the United Kingdom. I Am Pilgrim is the debut novel by former journalist and screenwriter, Terry Hayes.
