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Blumhouse Television and UCP, a division of NBCUniversal Content Studios, are teaming up for the series adaption of Leigh Whannell’s 2018 sci-fi, thriller Upgrade, which Whannell co-created and will direct, as well as executive produce along with showrunner Tim Walsh (Treadstone, Chicago P.D., Shooter). The series picks up a few years after the events of the film and broadens the universe with an evolved version of STEM and a new host in a world in which the government repurposes STEM to help curb criminal activity. A writer’s room has begun work on the series’ first season. Krystal Ziv Houghton and James Roland, who ran the second season of The Purge, have joined Whannell and Walsh. The film, which Whannell both wrote and directed, starred Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, and Harrison Gilbertson. In the film, after his wife is killed during a brutal mugging that also leaves him paralyzed, Grey Trace (Marshall-Green) is approached by a billionaire inventor with an experimental
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First Syfy set its sights on a “Chucky” series, now they are breathing new life into George A. Romero‘s “Day of the Dead” by greenlighting the first 10-episode season of a new series based on the 1985 classic. he original film followed a small group of military officers and scientists living in an underground bunker as the world above is overrun by zombies. Syfy‘s series sounds a little different. This time, the story of six strangers trying to survive the first 24 hours of an undead invasion, Deadline reports. The series is written by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas, who will also serve as showrunners. The show is from the same folks who brought us “Creepshow,” Cartel Entertainment. “Day of the Dead” will premiere on Syfy sometime in 2021. Take a look back at the classic with its original trailer.
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Mike Flanagan has been teasing that the second season of his Netflix original series “The Haunting of Bly Manor” will be more frightening than the “The Haunting of Hill House” which was absolutely fantastic. Originally thought to just be an adaptation of Henry James’ “The Turn of the Screw,” Flanagan revealed to Games Radar that the series will also feature more of James’ tales. The thing I have access to, that no other adaptation of Turn of the Screw has, is the rest of Henry James’ ghost stories. I get to use all of them.” Flanagan continued, “The Turn of the Screw is only one of a dozen stories that we re telling. All Henry James; all thematically linked. I think of Turn of the Screw as the backbone of this season – the through line that carries us from beginning to end. But we get to go off into The Jolly Corner and The Romance of Certain Old Clothes,
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A few months back we reported that Warner Bros. and Amblin were considering an adult animated series adaptation of Joe Dante’s Gremlins. We can confirm today that the series has been ordered. The ten-episode series, titled “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai“, will be written and executive produced by Tze Chun (Gotham). Set in 1920’s Shanghai, “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai” will tell the story of how the shop owner Mr. Wing met Gizmo at the age of 10. Together they have all sorts of adventures across the Chinese countryside, including facing off with Gremlins. “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai” will be available in 2020 on WarnerMedia’s upcoming streaming service.
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AMC has just unveiled a new teaser for their upcoming series “NOS4A2” based on Joe Hill’s novel of the same name. For the first time, we actually get to see a hint of what the show holds in store. A Set in blue-collar New England, the story is a coming of age tell centering on Vic McQueen (Ashleigh Cummings), who discovers that she has the power to find lost things. Her gift sets her on a collision course with Charlie Manx (Zachary Quinto), a mysterious supernatural villain who kidnaps children in his Rolls Royce Wraith. Manx periodically has to rejuvenate himself and does so by feeding on the life forces of children before taking them to the Christmasland, a world he has created. “NOS4A2” will premiere this Summer. https://twitter.com/NOS4A2_AMC/status/1102637413233496068
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TV Networks have turned to the movie industry with a record number of film to series adaptations in the works. One of the latest in the works is Starship Troopers. Screenwriter Ed Neumeier revealed the news during a recent interview that he is returning to pen the series. But that’s not all, according to Neumeier, the original cast is on board. I don’t want to jinx anything, but we are talking about trying to do a television show that is based on the idea.” Neumeier is currently on the hunt for the series a home. With the number of special effects that would be required for the series, it would need to be backed by a big network, like Netflix or Hulu. This is not the first time a series version of Starship Troopers has been discussed. Back in 2015 producer Neal H. Moritz brought up doing either a series adaptation or another feature, but neither came to fruition. The
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In 2006, Patrick Süskind’s best-selling novel was adapted for the feature film Perfume: The Story of a Murder. Now, it’s been adapted again, this time for the German Netflix series “Perfume,” set to premiere this December and we’ve got the first trailer to share with you. In the six-episode first season, “While in boarding school, a group of six become friends through their intense passion for scent. When one is brutally murdered years later, disturbing secrets about the group are revealed when the police investigate each as a suspect.” Directed by Philipp Kadelbach, the series stars August Diehl, Ken Duken, and Susanne Wuest. “Perfume” makes its Netflix debut on December 21, 2018. .
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Blumhouse Television and UCP, a division of NBCUniversal Content Studios, are teaming up for the series adaption of Leigh Whannell’s 2018 sci-fi, thriller Upgrade, which Whannell co-created and will direct, as well as executive produce along with showrunner Tim Walsh (Treadstone, Chicago P.D., Shooter). The series picks up a few years after the events of the film and broadens the universe with an evolved version of STEM and a new host in a world in which the government repurposes STEM to help curb criminal activity. A writer’s room has begun work on the series’ first season. Krystal Ziv Houghton and James Roland, who ran the second season of The Purge, have joined Whannell and Walsh. The film, which Whannell both wrote and directed, starred Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, and Harrison Gilbertson. In the film, after his wife is killed during a brutal mugging that also leaves him paralyzed, Grey Trace (Marshall-Green) is approached by a billionaire inventor with an experimental
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First Syfy set its sights on a “Chucky” series, now they are breathing new life into George A. Romero‘s “Day of the Dead” by greenlighting the first 10-episode season of a new series based on the 1985 classic. he original film followed a small group of military officers and scientists living in an underground bunker as the world above is overrun by zombies. Syfy‘s series sounds a little different. This time, the story of six strangers trying to survive the first 24 hours of an undead invasion, Deadline reports. The series is written by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas, who will also serve as showrunners. The show is from the same folks who brought us “Creepshow,” Cartel Entertainment. “Day of the Dead” will premiere on Syfy sometime in 2021. Take a look back at the classic with its original trailer.
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Mike Flanagan has been teasing that the second season of his Netflix original series “The Haunting of Bly Manor” will be more frightening than the “The Haunting of Hill House” which was absolutely fantastic. Originally thought to just be an adaptation of Henry James’ “The Turn of the Screw,” Flanagan revealed to Games Radar that the series will also feature more of James’ tales. The thing I have access to, that no other adaptation of Turn of the Screw has, is the rest of Henry James’ ghost stories. I get to use all of them.” Flanagan continued, “The Turn of the Screw is only one of a dozen stories that we re telling. All Henry James; all thematically linked. I think of Turn of the Screw as the backbone of this season – the through line that carries us from beginning to end. But we get to go off into The Jolly Corner and The Romance of Certain Old Clothes,
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A few months back we reported that Warner Bros. and Amblin were considering an adult animated series adaptation of Joe Dante’s Gremlins. We can confirm today that the series has been ordered. The ten-episode series, titled “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai“, will be written and executive produced by Tze Chun (Gotham). Set in 1920’s Shanghai, “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai” will tell the story of how the shop owner Mr. Wing met Gizmo at the age of 10. Together they have all sorts of adventures across the Chinese countryside, including facing off with Gremlins. “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai” will be available in 2020 on WarnerMedia’s upcoming streaming service.
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AMC has just unveiled a new teaser for their upcoming series “NOS4A2” based on Joe Hill’s novel of the same name. For the first time, we actually get to see a hint of what the show holds in store. A Set in blue-collar New England, the story is a coming of age tell centering on Vic McQueen (Ashleigh Cummings), who discovers that she has the power to find lost things. Her gift sets her on a collision course with Charlie Manx (Zachary Quinto), a mysterious supernatural villain who kidnaps children in his Rolls Royce Wraith. Manx periodically has to rejuvenate himself and does so by feeding on the life forces of children before taking them to the Christmasland, a world he has created. “NOS4A2” will premiere this Summer. https://twitter.com/NOS4A2_AMC/status/1102637413233496068
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TV Networks have turned to the movie industry with a record number of film to series adaptations in the works. One of the latest in the works is Starship Troopers. Screenwriter Ed Neumeier revealed the news during a recent interview that he is returning to pen the series. But that’s not all, according to Neumeier, the original cast is on board. I don’t want to jinx anything, but we are talking about trying to do a television show that is based on the idea.” Neumeier is currently on the hunt for the series a home. With the number of special effects that would be required for the series, it would need to be backed by a big network, like Netflix or Hulu. This is not the first time a series version of Starship Troopers has been discussed. Back in 2015 producer Neal H. Moritz brought up doing either a series adaptation or another feature, but neither came to fruition. The
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NetflixNewsStreaming TVTrailers
In 2006, Patrick Süskind’s best-selling novel was adapted for the feature film Perfume: The Story of a Murder. Now, it’s been adapted again, this time for the German Netflix series “Perfume,” set to premiere this December and we’ve got the first trailer to share with you. In the six-episode first season, “While in boarding school, a group of six become friends through their intense passion for scent. When one is brutally murdered years later, disturbing secrets about the group are revealed when the police investigate each as a suspect.” Directed by Philipp Kadelbach, the series stars August Diehl, Ken Duken, and Susanne Wuest. “Perfume” makes its Netflix debut on December 21, 2018. .
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