In a surprising turn of events, Dan Brown is collaborating with Netflix and <em>Jack Ryan</em>'s Carlton Cuse to develop a TV adaptation of his Robert Langdon book, <em>The Secret of Secrets</em>. Part of me is surprised given the last attempt to do so, <em>The Lost Symbol</em>, was cancelled after just one season on Peacock, and Ashley Zukerman was a welcome choice to play Langdon. Since the new book appears to be a proper sequel to the prior books, that would require someone middle-aged, and while it's something of an out-of-the-box choice, I actually think Patrick Dempsey would be a really intriguing pick. He's obviously got the looks, but I feel like he could also bring the inherent curiosity of Langdon to life very well.
