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Fifth Season Acquires Rights to Bergmoser's 'High Rise' Adaptation

4/21/2026

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Fifth Season has acquired the rights to adapt Gabriel Bergmoser, an Australian author, and his 2025 thriller novel High Rise.
The film will be directed by Patrick Hughes, who previously worked with Hidden Pictures and Huge Film.
High Rise centers on a rogue ex-cop who tries to rescue his estranged daughter from a high-rise and faces the city's criminal underworld.
Goalpost Pictures has picked up Bergmoser's The Caretaker for adaptation.

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Story summary

Fifth Season has acquired the rights to adapt Gabriel Bergmoser, an Australian author, and his 2025 thriller novel High Rise.
The film will be directed by Patrick Hughes, who previously worked with Hidden Pictures and Huge Film.
High Rise centers on a rogue ex-cop who tries to rescue his estranged daughter from a high-rise and faces the city's criminal underworld.
Goalpost Pictures has picked up Bergmoser's The Caretaker for adaptation.