Annapurna Television has optioned the rights to Jenn Lyons’ The Ruin Of Kings, the first installment in the five-book series A Chorus of Dragons, for development as an epic fantasy television series. The Ruin of Kings follows the story of Khirin, a young thief who discovers he may be the son of a prince and involved…

Annapurna is solidifying its TV division’s senior executive team under APTV President Sue Naegle. The company has brought in former Amazon executive Patrick Chu as SVP development and has promoted Ali Krug to SVP development from her previous VP role. Chu and Krug will work alongside Susan Goldberg, the division’s SVP…