Skydance Prods. and Annapurna Pictures, the companies behind the upcoming Terminator film trilogy, are expanding the franchise to television with a TV series to be done in conjunction with the first rebooted Terminator film slated for release in 2015. The series will be written and exec produced by feature scribes Zack Stentz and Ashley Miller (X-Men: First Class, Thor), with the writers of the upcoming Terminator movie Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier serving as executive producers.
The series will follow a critical moment from the original 1984 Terminator movie, taking it in a completely different direction that the film. Plot details about the upcoming Terminator movie are being kept under wraps, but it too is expected to be tied to the first movie. As the rebooted film trilogy and the new television series progress, the two narratives will be designed to intersect with each other. (Thus the head-on involvement in the series of the new film’s writers Kalogridis and Lussier.) For now, Paramount, which is Skydance and Annapurna’s partner on the feature trilogy, is not involved in the TV series, but that could change down the line. Paramount is returning to television, recently relaunching a TV division. Skydance too recently expanded into television, landing its first series, The Manhattan Project, on WGN America. The companies’ plan to intertwine the narratives of movies and TV series is reminiscent of Marvel’s efforts with Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. and movies like Thor and The Avengers – but on a bigger scale. Imagine attempted to do something as ambitious with the adaptation of Stephen King’s Dark Tower, which was envisioned as a movie trilogy with TV series bridging the films, but the project didn’t get off the ground. The Terminator TV series will be produced by Megan Ellison of Annapurna and David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Marcy Ross of Skydance.
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The series will follow a critical moment from the original 1984 Terminator movie, taking it in a completely different direction that the film. Plot details about the upcoming Terminator movie are being kept under wraps, but it too is expected to be tied to the first movie. As the rebooted film trilogy and the new television series progress, the two narratives will be designed to intersect with each other. (Thus the head-on involvement in the series of the new film’s writers Kalogridis and Lussier.) For now, Paramount, which is Skydance and Annapurna’s partner on the feature trilogy, is not involved in the TV series, but that could change down the line. Paramount is returning to television, recently relaunching a TV division. Skydance too recently expanded into television, landing its first series, The Manhattan Project, on WGN America. The companies’ plan to intertwine the narratives of movies and TV series is reminiscent of Marvel’s efforts with Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. and movies like Thor and The Avengers – but on a bigger scale. Imagine attempted to do something as ambitious with the adaptation of Stephen King’s Dark Tower, which was envisioned as a movie trilogy with TV series bridging the films, but the project didn’t get off the ground. The Terminator TV series will be produced by Megan Ellison of Annapurna and David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Marcy Ross of Skydance.
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I'll keep my eyes on this!
ReplyDeleteThis just makes me miss the Sarah Connor Chronicles
ReplyDeleteDitto.
ReplyDeleteThe first thought when I read this was "damn, I would kill for a new season of tscc".
Totally. I loved that show.
ReplyDeleteAnother one? Ugh, I'd rather have Sarah Connor Chronicles, thanks.
ReplyDeleteExactly what I was gonna say!
ReplyDeletewe already had a Terminator series, it was called the Sarah Connor Chronicles. We certainly don't need to greenlight a new one only for it to get cancelled on a cliffhanger again. yep still bitter.
ReplyDeleteYes, they should just make a season 3!!!
ReplyDeleteBright side, with one of the most forward-thinking, powerful women in the business involved, the show is a 90% certainty.
ReplyDeleteThey need to cancel this and give us Dark Tower series.
ReplyDeleteZack Stentz and Ashley Miller were writers on Sarah Connor Chronicles.
ReplyDeleteDoes this means the series will take place after the 1984 movie and before 1996 Judgement Day?
ReplyDeleteI'd rather they make another season of TSCC instead. I loved that show and hate how it only lasted two season and ended with a cliffhanger too.
ReplyDeleteI'll probably give it a shot. But I don't think it sounds as good as TSCC was.
ReplyDeleteThey really could make a season 3, as far as i know Thomas Dekker isnt working and Lena Hedley only films GOT for a few months.Those are the only two cast members they would need back they could create new characters for the rest of teh show.
ReplyDeleteAll of the bitter TSCC fans amuses me. I liked it, but it had its share of problems and bad luck. The writers' strike, the plot had pacing problems, melodrama was too heavy-handed, the poorly done romance between John and Riley, some pointless episodes that added nothing, angsty John is S1, etc.
ReplyDeleteI'd love for it to get a continuation, whether as a new season, movie, or as a comic. However, we must accept the fact that TSCC is over the same we had to accept that Firefly, Buffy, Angel, Stargate, The 4400, and dozens of other good shows are over. It sucks, but we have to move on. Even though I miss the show, I refuse to become like those who can't accept the fact that Firefly is over. That way lies madness.
I'll give the new show a chance. Sure T3 and T4 weren't very good, but I'm hopeful this will be. Besides, I hear the divergence point in this show will be at a moment during the original movie.
You'd kinda need Summer too wouldn't you?
ReplyDeleteThere is a continuation on Fanfiction.net called Born to Fight that picks up when John time-travels, and goes full-circle to when Cameron went back to 1999
ReplyDeleteI never heard about that. I think I might just go check that out. Thanks.
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