Daniel Peddle to Adapt Michael Sledge's Debut Novel 'Cold Moon Rising' as Feature Film

Deadline reported exclusively on 20 August 2026 that Daniel Peddle has signed on to adapt Michael Sledge's debut novel "Cold Moon Rising" as a feature film. The Southern crime thriller, first in Sledge's Quinn detective series, follows detectives Jimmy Quinn and Micky Bondurant across the American South. Sledge is collaborating directly on the screenplay. No cast, financing, or distribution is set.