Production commences on television adaptation of Tim Ayliffe’s John Bailey crime novels, as the books publish with Firefinch next year

The television adaptation of Tim Ayliffe’s action-packed John Bailey crime novels is officially underway with the Australian production company CJZ. The six-episode series will air in 2027 and is based on The Enemy Within, the third John Bailey book, adapted for the screen by Blake Ayshford, with Ayliffe as Consulting Producer.

The show will star David Lyons as John Bailey, the former war correspondent who risks his life in pursuit of truth, uncovering corruption, conspiracies and political extremism. Lyons will be joined by David Harewood as Ronnie Johnson, the CIA operative to whom Bailey owes his life, as well as Yael Stone and Anthony LaPaglia. This cast promises to deliver the intensity and emotional weight that this gripping, adrenaline-fuelled story demands.

The books will also be released next year by Firefinch Publishing, which acquired World English rights following the novels’ success in Australia and New Zealand. The first instalment, The Greater Good, will be published in May 2027, followed shortly by State of Fear, The Enemy Within, Killer Traitor Spy and The Wrong Man.