Alumni who have long been engaged in terrorist activities Greg Nicoteroof The Walking Dead and creep show After becoming famous, he found his next project to tackle: a TV series based on Robert McCammon’s novel swan song.
Every deadlineNicotero will executive produce the upcoming series through his production company Monster Agency. He will also be assigned to direct the pilot, and a screenwriter is currently being sought. In a press release for the show, Nicotero called it “[perfect] It’s time to dive deeper into the world. [McCammon’s] The story of survival in a world forever changed as political distrust and international intrigue intertwine with supernatural forces has always been one of my favorites. ”
Released in June 1987, swan song The story takes place in the United States after the nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. The book then focuses on a handful of survivors, one of whom has superpowers that bring her into the sights of evil and create an army of followers across the country. Upon its release, it was ranked alongside Stephen King’s films. suffering Winner of the Bram Stoker Award in 1987, it was McCammon’s first work to appear on the New York Times bestseller list.
In the same statement, Steve Barnett, Alan Powell and Vicky Patel (who co-executive produce through their Monarch Media company) said that Mai Carmon’s novel is “extremely compelling and unlike anything we’ve seen in film or TV before.” We’re incredibly excited to bring this world to life and can’t imagine anyone better than Greg and Brian one’s business Patner [Witten]”.
At the time of writing, it is unclear whether swan song Heading to AMC – which has owned Nicotero’s TV ventures for more than a decade and has Adaptation of horror novel– or somewhere else.
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