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"Battlestar Galactica&amp;#039;s Ron Moore has sold his adaptation of the Outlander novels to Starz. The cable network has closed a deal to develop Moore&amp;#039;s project based on Diana Gabaldon&amp;#039;s book series, according to Deadline.   The original novels - which have sold over 20 million copies - follow British Army nurse Claire Randall as she is transported back in time from 1945 to 18th century Scotland, embarking on an epic romance with Scots warrior Jamie. Moore - whose past credits also include Carniv\u00E0le and the Star Trek TV franchise - will write the series adaptation for Starz. Starz has a number of other historical dramas currently in development, including Da Vinci&amp;#039;s Demons starring Tom Riley and Lara Pulver and pirate thriller Black Sails from producer Michael Bay. A series based around Marco Polo and royal drama The White Queen are also in the works. &amp;gt; Spartacus exec Steven S DeKnight develops Starz sci-fi drama &amp;gt; Spartacus axe defended by Starz boss: &amp;#039;We risk repeating ourselves&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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