SF/F TV development news

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‘Resident Alien’ Drama Based On Dark Horse Comics Series Gets Syfy Pilot Order

Syfy has made its first pilot order off its 2018 development slate with Resident Alien, a drama based on the Dark Horse comics series by Peter Horgan and Steve Parkhouse, from Universal Cable Productions, Dark Horse Entertainment and Amblin TV.

Resident Alien is described as a dark, twisted and comedic fish-out-of-water story. Adapted for television by Chris Sheridan (Family Guy), it follows a crash-landed alien named Harry who, after taking on the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor, slowly begins to wrestle with the moral dilemma of his secret mission on Earth — ultimately asking the question, “Are human beings worth saving?”

NBC Developing Horror Drama ‘Cul-De-Sac’ As Part Of Possible ‘Blumhouse Presents’ Franchise

NBC has put in development horror drama Cul-De-Sac from Scream: The TV Series writer Brian Sieve, director Larysa Kondracki (The Fix), Blumhouse Television and Universal Television.

Written and co-executive produced by Sieve, Cul-De-Sac is a serialized drama about three families living in a suburban cul-de-sac who begin to experience terrifying events and come to realize there’s something sinister invading their perfect middle-class dream.

Resident Alien: This could be funny or horrible
Cul-De-Sac: sounds like it could be a supernatural soap opera.

At least neither involve a cop show angle.

 

[JD]

I haven't actually read Resident Alien, but I've seen some of the solicitations, and one of my first thoughts was that it sounded like something that could make a great TV series. Guess I'm not the only one who had that thought.

 

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FX Adapting Fairy-Tale Novel 'The Changeling' for TV

‘Aeon Flux’ Live-Action Reboot In Development At MTV

 

[JD]

Jennifer Salke, the new head of Amazon Studios, mentioned the adaptation of The Wheel of Time as one of the scripts she was getting ready to take a look at during an interview with Deadline. (Link to Tor.com article with TWoT quote, rather than the whole interview.)

 

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‘Nightbreed’ TV Series Reboot From Clive Barker & Morgan Creek In Works At Syfy

‘Child’s Play’ Series May Be Headed To TV After Creator Twitter Tease