The Mysterious Benedict Society is coming to the small screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hulu has ordered a new TV show based on the bestselling novel by Trenton Lee Stewart.

The young adult series “follows four gifted orphans who are recruited by an eccentric benefactor for a secret mission. Placed undercover at a boarding school known as The Institute, they must foil a nefarious plot that has global ramifications while creating a new sort of family along the way.”

The Mysterious Benedict Society series comes from 20th Century Fox TV and Sonar Entertainment. Hulu has not yet announced a premiere date.

What do you think? Have you read The Mysterious Benedict Society? Will you watch the Hulu series?