Jeffrey Archer's 'False Impression' gets Chinese TV adaptation

British writer Jeffrey Archer's action-crime novel "False Impression" is being adapted into a Chinese drama series for the first time.

"False Impression" is an engrossing tale that spans across the globe as a famous work of art, Vincent van Gogh's Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, goes missing to provide the backdrop to an absorbing plot which made this crime-thriller a bestseller in 2005.

British producer Wilson Worldwide Production (WWP) announced Wednesday that it had reached a deal with Canada's New Franchise Media, which owns the television and film rights to many of Archer's works, for the adaptation for Chinese TV market.

"I am thrilled that WWP and New Franchise Media will be producing False Impression and am intrigued to see how it is received in China," Jeffrey Archer said.

The project will be overseen by Susan Tang, head of WWP's Asia division based in Beijing and a former drama executive at the Shanghai Media Group, according to Hollywood Reporter.

"We plan to produce a story that is layered and exciting. Jeffrey Archer has a penchant for producing page-turning books and that was something we really wanted to translate into must-see TV," said WWP CEO Josh Wilson.