In 2007, a television documentary inspired by the book titled Madness in the White City aired on the National Geographic Channel.[6]
Ann Reinking collaborated with composer Bruce Wolosoff and Melissa Thodos of Thodos Dance Chicago to create the ballet The Devil in the White City, based on the novel; the Chicago Sun-Times named it "Best Dance of 2011".[7][8]
Leonardo DiCaprio purchased the film rights to the book in 2010. The film version, as originally planned, would have been directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Billy Ray, and produced jointly by Paramount Pictures, Double Feature Films, and DiCaprio's Appian Way Productions.[9][10][11]
In 2019, Hulu began developing a series based on the book. DiCaprio and Scorsese were signed on to executive produce.[12][13] It was announced in January 2022 that actor Keanu Reeves was in negotiations to star in the series and Todd Field would direct the first two episodes.[14] Production and filming were expected to begin March 2023 in Chicago and Toronto, with the series expected to launch in 2024.[15] In October 2022, Reeves left the production without comment.[16] Field left the project a couple of days later.[17] In March 2023, it was reported that Hulu would not move forward with the series.[18][19] The show is being shopped to other distributors without Reeves and Field attached.[20]
