So as I was reading I was picturing it as a movie/TV series, probably because I'm familiar with Ritter from Jessica Jones and Veronica Mars. I did a quick Google, and voila!

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-f...re-1059686

Is it self-serving if I want Ritter and only Ritter in the lead role if this becomes a Thing? It would just seem wrong to me otherwise, but I don't know how many fiction authors are also actors so maybe that's why I'm giving pause.