Adding to its growing roster of major productions featuring science fiction’s most acclaimed franchises, Syfy is reuniting with Emmy Award-winning Amblin Television to develop a scripted series based on Aldous Huxley’s classic novelBrave New World. Syfy and Amblin previously collaborated onSteven SpielbergPresents Taken, which won a 2003 Emmy for Best Miniseries, as well as nominations in six other categories. Here’s whatDave Howe, President, Syfy & Chiller, had to say in a statement.
“Brave New Worldis one of the most influential genre classics of all time. Its provocative vision of a future gone awry remains as powerful and as timeless as ever. Promising to be a monumental television event,Brave New Worldis precisely the groundbreaking programming that is becoming the hallmark of Syfy.”
Brave New Worldis set in a world without poverty, war or disease. In this world, humans are given mind-altering drugs, free sex and rampant consumerism are the order of the day, and people no longer reproduce but are genetically engineered in “hatcheries.” Those who won’t conform are forced onto “reservations” - until one of these “savages” challenges the system, threatening the entire social order. First published in 1932,Brave New Worldwas ranked fifth among the 100 best English language novels of the 20th Century by Modern Library.
Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey of Amblin Television (The Americans,Falling Skies,Under the Dome) will be executive producers. Les Bohem (Steven SpielbergPresents Taken) will write the screenplay and also executive produce. Universal Cable Productions will serve as the studio. Here’s what Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey, Co-Presidents, Amblin Television, had to say in their statements.
“We’ve been looking for an opportunity to reunite with Les,Bonnie HammerandDave Howe, ever since our collaboration on Taken over a decade ago, andBrave New Worldis just the project we’ve been waiting for, to bring the band back together. We’re thrilled to be working withDawn Olmstead, with whom we producedThe Whispersfor ABC, and under the leadership ofJeff Wachteland Universal Cable Productions, we know the project is in just the right hands.”
Jeff Wachtel, President and Chief Content Officer, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, had this to say in his own statement.
“Brave New Worldis science fiction at its best - a brilliant, poignant story that continues to fascinate and illuminate. And there is simply no better team than Amblin to bring this exquisite project to life.”
Brave New Worldis the latest high profile scripted project to be developed and produced by Syfy; others include the recently-announced series pickup of The Magicians, based on Lev Grossman’s best-selling books; the 10-part series The Expanse, airing December 2015 and starringThomas Jane; Arthur C. Clarke’s epic mini-seriesChildhood’s End, also set to premiere this December;Gale Anne Hurd’s 13-episode thrillerHunters;David S. Goyer’s Superman prequel,Krypton; andIncorporated, a pilot fromMatt DamonandBen Affleck.
