RYAN WHITAKER is the writer/director of Louis L’Amour adaptation FLINT, romantic drama SURPRISED BY OXFORD, and a writer, executive producer, and director of the fantasy series THE PENDRAGON CYCLE: RISE OF THE MERLIN. Whitaker has a slate of projects in development across multiple genres, including G.K. Chesterton adaptation THE BALL & THE CROSS. Whitaker is represented for film and television by The United Talent Agency.