Scanners - HBO Series Adaptation

[Sawyer]

David Cronenberg’s ‘Scanners’ to Be HBO Series – The Hollywood Reporter

William Bridges, who won an Emmy for co-writing the “USS Callister” episode of Black Mirror, is acting as writer and showrunner for the series, which is in development, with Yann Demange, who helmed the pilot for HBO’s Lovecraft Country, directing. Both will exec produce.

The series is being described as a visceral thriller set in the mind-bending world of Cronenberg’s film. It will focus on two women living on the fringes of modern society who are pursued by relentless agents with unimaginable powers and thus must learn to work together to topple a vast conspiracy determined to bring them to heel.

Cronenberg, who also wrote the original movie, will act as executive producer along with Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer of Media Res Studio and Meredith Duff and Sarah Sullivan of Wayward Films.

Cronenberg involvement is a plus. Not to mention someone with Black Mirror experience writing it. I’m intrigued.

 

[Maximus One]

Oh hell yea!