In 2013, Paramount Pictures bought the movie rights for the series,[1] and a film adaptation of Annihilation was made with Alex Garland as writer-director.
[7] Moreover, VanderMeer has cited a number of books as having an influence on Southern Reach such as The Other Side of the Mountain by Michel Bernanos.
[8] The strategy helped the series' second and third books reach the New York Times Best Seller list and established VanderMeer as "one of the most forward-thinking authors of the decade".
[11][12] Writing about the third book, Acceptance, The New York Times said "VanderMeer has created an immersive and wonderfully realized world", and that the trilogy as a whole is a "pure reading pleasure".
[17] The first novel, Annihilation, was adapted into a film by director Alex Garland, starring Natalie Portman, Gina Rodriguez,[18] Tessa Thompson,[19] Jennifer Jason Leigh,[20] and Oscar Isaac.