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FAQ: Flying Scoop Television's Film Adaptation of 'Evil on the Roof of the World'
TL;DR
Flying Scoop gains exclusive film rights to adapt William Hazelgrove's acclaimed book, positioning them to produce a compelling true story with strong streaming potential.
Flying Scoop will adapt the book using the couple's travel blog, social media posts, and interviews to reconstruct their journey and tragic encounter with ISIS terrorists.
This film adaptation honors Lauren and Jay's legacy of idealism and connection while exploring how hope persists even when confronted with darkness.
The true story follows two Americans who left stable careers to cycle the world, only to meet tragedy in Tajikistan's remote Pamir Mountains.
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It's a narrative nonfiction book by William Elliott Hazelgrove that tells the true story of Lauren Geoghegan and Jay Austin, two American idealists who left their careers to cycle globally but were murdered by ISIS terrorists in Tajikistan's Pamir Mountains in July 2018.
Flying Scoop Television, an award-winning production company known for creating content for National Geographic, Discovery, and Fox Nation, is producing the film adaptation.
The book was published by Bloomsbury on November 13, 2025.
The murders occurred on a highway in the remote Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan, often referred to as 'the Roof of the World.'
Hazelgrove used the couple's Simply Cycling travel blog, their social media posts, interviews with friends and family, and global media coverage to build a comprehensive portrait of their lives and journey.
According to Flying Scoop executives, the story serves as a meditation on youthful dreaming, unflinching hope, and what happens when idealism collides with the darkest corners of reality, focusing on the meaning of Lauren and Jay's lives rather than just their tragic deaths.
The production company aims to adapt the book with integrity, showing both the beauty of Lauren and Jay's journey and the tragedy of their loss, treating it as more than just a true crime story but as a story about connection, risk, and legacy.
Mark Finkelpearl, Partner and Executive Producer at Flying Scoop, and Nathaniel Starck, Executive Producer and Director, are leading the adaptation project.
Flying Scoop has produced hundreds of hours of television for major networks including National Geographic, Discovery, and Fox Nation, and describes themselves as 'Content Engineers™' specializing in bold, story-driven content about real people.
More information about William Elliott Hazelgrove, a National Bestselling author of both fiction and nonfiction works, can be found at www.williamhazelgrove.com.
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