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Zombie TV!
Sep. 1st, 2009 12:18 amI've thought for years that someone should do a TV series based on Robert Kirkman's long running comic book zomb-dram Walking Dead. Apparently I wasn't alone.
In its biggest development deal to date, AMC has acquired the rights to Robert Kirkman's popular comic book "The Walking Dead" for a potential series.
Frank Darabont is on board to write, direct and exec produce the project, with Gale Anne Hurd of Valhalla Pictures and David Alpert of Circle of Confusion also executive producing.
"Walking Dead," a monthly black-and-white comic book, has been a hotly sought-after property since it was published in 2003 by Image Comics. Darabont originally developed the project several years ago under his deal at NBC. It landed at AMC after a healthy bidding war.
And...
Joel Stillerman, AMC's senior veep of programming, production and original content, said the project appealed to the cabler because of "the quality of the storytelling" in Kirkman's work. The series will stay faithful to the tone of the original novels, he said.
"This is not about zombies popping out of closets," Stillerman said. "This is a story about survival, and the dynamics of what happens when a group is forced to survive under these circumstances. The world (in 'Walking Dead') is portrayed in a smart, sophisticated way."
I'll have to keep my fingers crossed that it doesn't vanish into production limbo, the way Warren Ellis' Global Frequency series sadly went, but I'm sure AMC didn't just win a 'bidding war' only to secure a property it plans on sitting on.
For now I'll remain cautiously optimistic. I enjoy AMC's Mad Men and am looking forward to their remake of The Prisoner. Still I'm pretty psyched by the news.
'Walking Dead' strolls to AMC
In its biggest development deal to date, AMC has acquired the rights to Robert Kirkman's popular comic book "The Walking Dead" for a potential series.
Frank Darabont is on board to write, direct and exec produce the project, with Gale Anne Hurd of Valhalla Pictures and David Alpert of Circle of Confusion also executive producing.
"Walking Dead," a monthly black-and-white comic book, has been a hotly sought-after property since it was published in 2003 by Image Comics. Darabont originally developed the project several years ago under his deal at NBC. It landed at AMC after a healthy bidding war.
And...
AMC attacks comic series adaptation
Joel Stillerman, AMC's senior veep of programming, production and original content, said the project appealed to the cabler because of "the quality of the storytelling" in Kirkman's work. The series will stay faithful to the tone of the original novels, he said.
"This is not about zombies popping out of closets," Stillerman said. "This is a story about survival, and the dynamics of what happens when a group is forced to survive under these circumstances. The world (in 'Walking Dead') is portrayed in a smart, sophisticated way."
I'll have to keep my fingers crossed that it doesn't vanish into production limbo, the way Warren Ellis' Global Frequency series sadly went, but I'm sure AMC didn't just win a 'bidding war' only to secure a property it plans on sitting on.
For now I'll remain cautiously optimistic. I enjoy AMC's Mad Men and am looking forward to their remake of The Prisoner. Still I'm pretty psyched by the news.