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In 2008, British director [[Andrea Arnold]] was reported to be directing an adaptation of the novel for French production company [[Pathé]], but the project never materialized.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mitchell |first=Wendy |date=August 6, 2008 |title=Forward, Slingshot start shooting UK school horror Tormented |url=http://www.screendaily.com/forward-slingshot-start-shooting-uk-school-horror-tormented/4040179.article |magazine=[[Screen International|Screen Daily]] |___location=London, England |publisher=Media Business Insight |access-date=7 October 2014}}</ref>
In 2012, Flynn confirmed thatThe film rights to ''Sharp Objects w'' had beenere purchased by [[Blumhouse Productions]] and [[Alliance Films]] in 2012<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nordyke |first=Kimberly |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gone-girl-author-gillian-flynn-395337 |title=Hollywood's Most Powerful Authors: Gillian Flynn on Adapting ''Gone Girl,'' Being Too 'Wimpy' for Crime Reporting and Her Best Advice to Writers (Q&A) |date=November 30, 2012 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=January 21, 2014 |publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]] |___location=Los Angeles, California}}</ref> with Flynn working as the series' [[screenwriter]]. By 2014 Flynn's role had changed to executive producer, alongside Jason Blum and Charles Layton, for a television miniseries adaptation for [[Entertainment One]]. [[Marti Noxon]] wrote the pilot script,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Highfill |first=Samantha |date=July 9, 2014 |title=Gillian Flynn's ''Sharp Objects'' is coming to television |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/07/08/gillian-flynn-sharp-objects/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |___location=New York City |publisher=[[Meredith Corporation]] |access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref> combining this role with that of show runner. A straight-to-series-order of eight one-hour episodes, also titled ''[[Sharp Objects (miniseries)|Sharp Objects]]'', was filmed in various California locations and in [[Barnesville, Georgia]] in March 2017. The series, directed by [[Jean-Marc Vallée]], was premiered in July 2018, with [[Amy Adams]] starring as Camille Preaker.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/sharp-objects-hbo-drama-series-amy-adams-star-eone-marti-noxon-1201728892/ |title=HBO Orders ''Sharp Objects'' Drama Series Starring Amy Adams From Marti Noxon, Gillian Flynn, Jean-Marc Vallée & eOne |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=April 1, 2016 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |___location=Los Angeles, California |access-date=August 8, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Wagmeister |first=Elizabeth |date=February 19, 2016 |title=Amy Adams to Star in Gillian Flynn's ''Sharp Objects'' TV Adaptation |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/sharp-objects-television-show-amy-adams-cast-1201710883/ |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |___location=Los Angeles, California |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=February 20, 2016}}</ref>
On July 9, 2014, it was announced that [[Entertainment One]] would be adapting ''Sharp Objects'' into a television [[Sharp Objects (miniseries)|miniseries of the same name]] with Flynn serving as executive producer alongside Jason Blum and Charles Layton. [[Marti Noxon]] wrote the pilot script,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Highfill |first=Samantha |date=July 9, 2014 |title=Gillian Flynn's ''Sharp Objects'' is coming to television |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/07/08/gillian-flynn-sharp-objects/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |___location=New York City |publisher=[[Meredith Corporation]] |access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref> and serves as show runner. A straight-to-series-order of eight one-hour episodes was announced by [[Home Box Office|HBO]] on April 1, 2016. ''Sharp Objects'' stars [[Amy Adams]] as Camille Preaker and is directed by [[Jean-Marc Vallée]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/sharp-objects-hbo-drama-series-amy-adams-star-eone-marti-noxon-1201728892/ |title=HBO Orders ''Sharp Objects'' Drama Series Starring Amy Adams From Marti Noxon, Gillian Flynn, Jean-Marc Vallée & eOne |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=April 1, 2016 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |___location=Los Angeles, California |access-date=August 8, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Wagmeister |first=Elizabeth |date=February 19, 2016 |title=Amy Adams to Star in Gillian Flynn's ''Sharp Objects'' TV Adaptation |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/sharp-objects-television-show-amy-adams-cast-1201710883/ |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |___location=Los Angeles, California |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=February 20, 2016}}</ref> The series began filming in various California locations and in [[Barnesville, Georgia]] in March 2017 and premiered on July 8, 2018.
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