Veronica Roth Revives ‘Divergent’ in ‘The Sixth Faction’ (and Talks the Movie That Never Happened)
Some stories refuse to stay on the page. The Hollywood Reporter’s Beyond the Book column explores what happens when books make the leap to screen and beyond — unpacking what stayed, changed, how it was done and why it matters with the creatives who made it.
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More than a decade after the Divergent trilogy and its film adaptations wrapped, author Veronica Roth is returning to the world that made her a YA phenomenon, this time asking what would have happened if her protagonist, Beatrice “Tris” Prior, had chosen a different path.
The Sixth Faction, released on Oct. 6, reimagines Roth’s bestselling series (Divergent, Insurgent and Allegiant), which is set in a post-apocalyptic society where citizens are divided into factions based on personality type. The first book in a planned duology is an alternate-universe retelling rather than a prequel or sequel, and it began as a personal project for Roth.
“Divergent