The horror genre is more popular than ever, and it’s taking over TV (not that we’re complaining). Series like “Chucky,” Amazon’s “Them,” Hulu’s “Into the Dark,” and a host of new series and adaptations are ruling streaming services. Now, a series adaptation of the genre classic American Psycho is on the menu.
During a conversation with Deadline earlier this week Lionsgate chairman Kevin Beggs discussed some of the shows in the works from Lionsgate TV, including an “American Psycho” series and possibly a show set in the Saw universe.
American Psycho is in development,” Beggs reveals. “We’re always exploring what we can do in television with something like the Saw franchise, so that’s a conversation.”
Deadline journalist Nelli Andreeva comments, “Beggs would not elaborate further, but I hear that Lionsgate TV is in early talks on a TV series adaptation of the book of Saw, from Mark Burg and Oren Koules’ Twisted Television. “The Saw film franchise, one of the longest-running horror franchises in history and which has grossed over $1 billion at the box office, has long been rumored as ripe for a TV expansion.”
American Psycho, released back in 2000, by director Mary Harron, is an adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ novel. It follows Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), “a wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, who hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.”
As for Sprial: From the Book of Saw, it will land in theaters on May 14, 2021. Starring Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson, in the film, “A criminal mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in Spiral, the terrifying new chapter from the book of Saw.” Word is, a sequel is already in the works.
We’ll keep you posted.
