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Syfy & Netflix Officially Commission ‘Nightflyers’

by Dave Elliott
Syfy & Netflix Officially Commission 'Nightflyers'

Syfy & Netflix Officially Commission ‘Nightflyers’

Syfy US, along with Netflix, today officially have announced they have picked up Nightflyers to series, based on George R.R. Martin’s novella and the 1987 film of the same name.

In the original novella, the story is set in the future, on the eve of Earth’s destruction. A team of scientists and a telepath take a journey aboard the ‘Nightflyer’ –  the most advanced ship in the galaxy – to intercept a mysterious alien spacecraft that might hold the key to their survival. As the crew nears their destination, they discover that the ship’s artificial intelligence, alongside a reclusive captain, may be steering them into deadly and unspeakable horrors out in the dark reaches of space…

Gretchen Mol (‘Boardwalk Empire’) is set to star as Dr Agatha Matheson, alongside Eoin Macken (‘The Night Shift’) as Karl D’Branin, David Ajala (‘Fast & Furious 6’) as Roy Eris, Sam Strike (‘EastEnders’) as Thale, Maya Eshet (‘Teen Wolf’) as Lommie, Angus Sampson (‘Fargo’) as Rowan, Jodie Turner-Smith (‘The Last Ship’) as Melantha Jhirl and Brían F. O’Byrne (‘Million Dollar Baby’) as Auggie.

Jeff Buhler (‘Jacob’s Ladder’) has written the adaptation for television and will executive produce alongside Daniel Cerone (‘The Blacklist’) who will also serve as showrunner. Martin will also executive produce, along with Gene Klein (‘Suits’), David Bartis (‘Suits’) and Doug Liman (‘Suits’, ‘Live. Die. Repeat’) of Hypnotic; Alison Rosenzweig (‘Jacob’s Ladder’, ‘Windtalkers’) and Michael Gaeta (‘Jacob’s Ladder’) of Gaeta Rosenzweig Films; Lloyd Ivan Miller and Alice P. Neuhauser of Lloyd Ivan Miller Productions. Robert Jaffe (‘Nightflyers’ – 1987 movie) will produce.

Andrew McCarthy (‘Orange is the New Black’) will be a producer-director on the project. Mike Cahill (‘I Origin’) will direct the pilot. The series will be produced by Universal Cable Productions.

the series is being shot in Ireland, and Netflix will co-produce giving them first-run rights to the series outside of the U.S. (i.e. it’ll be on Netflix UK.) We don’t have an exact air date for the show yet, although George R.R. Martin did suggest they were aiming for late Summer 2018… However, to me, that seems like a rapid turn around for a sci-fi show, so don’t be surprised if it’s later than that… Plus, you know, George isn’t exactly brilliant at predicting how long something will take… (where’s the damned book George?) ;)

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