Former ER executive producers John Wells and Jack Orman are
reuniting with NBC for a new high-profile medical drama
project. The network has given a pilot production
commitment to Outbreak , an hourlong series based on
the hit 1995 Warner Bros feature directed by Wolfgang
Petersen and starring Dustin Hoffman, Morgan Freeman
and Rene Russo. This marks one of
the biggest commitments to a drama project so far this development cycle.
Co-written by Wells and Orman, Outbreak is described as a medical thriller that follows an ensemble of characters as they race to contain a lethal virus before it becomes a global pandemic. Warner Bros TV and studio-based John Wells Prods are producing, with Wells, Orman and JWP’s Andrew Stearn executive producing. I hear Gail Katz, who was a producer on the movie, also is expected to be involved in some producing capacity.
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Co-written by Wells and Orman, Outbreak is described as a medical thriller that follows an ensemble of characters as they race to contain a lethal virus before it becomes a global pandemic. Warner Bros TV and studio-based John Wells Prods are producing, with Wells, Orman and JWP’s Andrew Stearn executive producing. I hear Gail Katz, who was a producer on the movie, also is expected to be involved in some producing capacity.
Source: deadline
On the order of Helix but w/o the fy in sci..
ReplyDeleteFargo, 12 Monkeys, Outbreak remaking 90s movies into TV shows seems to be the thing right now but I have to say its making me feel old. 90s nostalgia should not be happening yet, surely it was only 1997 a few years ago right?? *panics*
ReplyDeleteFor the past couple of years i thought i was living the 70's again with some of the shows that came out.... talk about feeling old,just wait Lou,sometimes it ain't pretty,ha!
ReplyDeleteSounds like it's more like The Last Ship in TNT....
ReplyDeleteI really like the movie, but the gimmick/premise is already in development/production in other networks.... So I don't know.... John Wells though... I do like him....
ReplyDeleteYep,know what you mean.But after last season anything that sounds half way decent i'll check out.
ReplyDeleteYeah,that's it!
ReplyDeleteThat's my general approach every year...
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