McKinty, Shane Salerno and The Story Factory are EPs.
Kelsey Balance, UIS SVP of Scripted Programming, praised McKinty for writing compelling and complex character journeys.
The Islandhas the right combination of what were looking for in a global story, she added.
Adrian McKintyHorst Galuschka/picture alliance via Getty Images
The development was unveiled as Balance and Springborn addressed theBerlinale SeriesMarket.
The team is now seeking an American or Australian writer forThe Island.
The Islandis in line with the projects were trying to find from Matchbox, added Springborn.
Springborn and Balance spoke about UIS international strategy and territory-by-territory approach this afternoon at the Berlinale.
UIS is developing a range of novels into TV including Jessica Georges debutMaame.
