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flag Netflix is adapting Annabel Lyon’s novel *The Golden Mean* into a 2026 historical drama series about Aristotle’s mentorship of Alexander the Great.

flag Netflix has greenlit a series adaptation of UBC professor Annabel Lyon’s 2009 novel *The Golden Mean*, titled *Alexander*, to be created by Jacob Tierney, known for *Heated Rivalry*. flag The historical drama will explore the three-year mentorship between philosopher Aristotle and young Alexander the Great in the mid-fourth century BCE, focusing on themes of power, identity, desire, and the emotional toll of leadership. flag Set amid political upheaval and war, the series aims to portray queer relationships with authenticity, reflecting historical context and contemporary relevance. flag Lyon, who won the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize for the novel, praised Tierney’s sensitivity to complex relationships. flag The series is set for release in 2026.

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