Wattpad’s business model continues to evolve with the online writing community striking a deal with UTA for the agency to represent film and television rights to "After," Wattpad’s most share story of 2013.
Written as a serial by Anna Todd, the ongoing trilogy centers around Tessa Young, a freshman at Washington State University, and the “dark, troubled guy who has stolen her heart,” according to the Wattpad site. The series has had over 500 million reads, Wattpad said.
Wattpad said it is also in “discussions” with publishers for a literary adaptation of the property.