Best-Selling Anna Pigeon Novels Coming to Life on USA Network in New Mystery Series
The new series will follow Anna Pigeon, a national park ranger desperate to escape her past and finds herself embroiled in a series of mysteries in America's nicest parks.
A new crime fighter is making her way to USA Network. USA Network announced plans Tuesday for a new series based on The New York Times best-selling book series, Anna Pigeon, as part of its bold new programming slate for the 2025-2026 season.
The series will focus on titular character, Anna Pigeon, a woman trying to flee her traumatic past by becoming a park ranger — only to find herself embroiled in a series of crimes committed in the vast American wilderness.
What is Anna Pigeon About?
Premiering in 2026, the series will bring the perfect blend of intrigue and mystery as Anna tries to rediscover herself, while solving the perplexing crimes she encounters along the way.
“Anna Pigeon is a former city slicker who became a park ranger after a devastating loss changed the trajectory of her life forever,” an official synopsis explains. “While Anna tries to outrun her demons, her focus turns to solving crimes that have taken place within national park grounds, no matter who or what gets in her way.”
Anna Pigeon will be produced by Cineflix Studios and December Films.
The series, helmed by showrunner Morwyn Brebner, will be based on the best-selling novels by Nevada Barr.
Over the last three decades, Barr has penned 19 different Anna Pigeon novels, according to her website.
The first book in the series, Track of the Cat, was published in 1993 and focused on the harrowing death of one of Anna’s fellow park rangers in the remote West Texas backcountry.
In the books that followed, the unconventional sleuth has made her way across the United States, solving crimes in national parks across the United States.
The USA series, aptly named Anna Pigeon, will be directed by Lea Thompson, while Todd Berger, Julie Di Cresce, Brett Burlock, Peter Emerson, Sonia Hosko and Gordon Gilbertson are set to executive produce.
Currently, there's no word on casting but there's plenty more to come from Anna Pigeon as the series gets closer to its 2026 premiere date.
What Other New Shows Will Be On USA?
It isn’t the only new series headed to USA. The network also announced that The Rainmaker, a legal thriller based on the best-selling novel by John Grisham, will be premiering in Summer of 2025.
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