The Dark Side of Adaptation: What "Helpless" Reveals About Power Dynamics in Hollywood Jessica Knoll's novel "Helpless" is being developed for television by Universal Global Television, with Knoll set to adapt her own work and Stacy Sher on board as producer.
This development follows the success of another one of Knoll's novels, "Luckiest Girl Alive," which was adapted into a film last year.
At its core, "Helpless" is a thriller about a complex web of relationships, kidnapping, and manipulation set against the backdrop of a remote mountain cabin.