Netflix is officially bringing The 39 Steps to the small screen. The limited series will be based on novelist John Buchan’s 1915 thriller, which Alfred Hitchcock brought to life in his 1935 hit film starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. Here’s everything we know about the show so far: Netflix has officially signed on with the project. According to Deadline, Anonymous Content, Chapter One Pictures, and SunnyMarch are teaming up to produce the series. Edward Berger ( Your Honor) will direct and Mark L. Smith ( The Revenant) will write the show. Anonymous Content announced plans for the series in February and began exploring options with different networks. Berger, Smith, and Cumberbatch were already slated to work on it. In a report released in early April, Deadline officially revealed that the show will air on Netflix.