AMC is moving ahead with three of the scripts recently selected by the network for further consideration: dramas Goliath, from Plan B and director Sean Durkin; The Son, from Sonar Entertainment and producer Michael Connolly — both book adaptations — and Lodge 49, produced by Paul Giamatti. But in a twist, instead of going to pilot, the three projects will set up writers rooms and work on scripts and outlines with an eye towards straight-to-series orders.
I hear the goal is to have 3-5 completed backup scripts, a few more outlines and a completely mapped out first season in about 3 months when the network will make pickup decisions. If approved, a project will go straight to series. The model is not new — Starz has been employing it for all of its original series; it also has been used occasionally by Netflix and broadcast networks like Fox (Runner) among others, but this is the first time AMC has implemented it.
I hear the goal is to have 3-5 completed backup scripts, a few more outlines and a completely mapped out first season in about 3 months when the network will make pickup decisions. If approved, a project will go straight to series. The model is not new — Starz has been employing it for all of its original series; it also has been used occasionally by Netflix and broadcast networks like Fox (Runner) among others, but this is the first time AMC has implemented it.
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