NBC is putting a new twist on Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist. The network is teaming with Joel Silver and Lionsgate to develop drama Twist, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The drama, which has received a script commitment, is described as a modern take on Dickens' second novel that was originally published as a serial in the 1830s. Twist's logline is as follows: A sexy contemporary take on Oliver Twist with a struggling twentysomething female (Twist) who finally finds a true sense of family in a strange group of talented outcasts who use their unique skills to take down wealthy criminals.
Writing duo Chad Damiani and J.P. Lavin (who are also adapting game Fruit Ninja as a movie) will pen the script. The duo will exec produce alongside Silver and his Lionsgate Television-based Silver Pictures Television banner. Silver Pictures Television president Rodney Ferrell will also exec produce the SPT and Lionsgate TV co-production.
The Twist news comes days after Fox announced it was updating the tale of King Arthur as Camelot, a modern-day police procedural. Both projects arrive as familiar IP continues to be in high demand as broadcast networks, cable and streaming services look to cut through a cluttered landscape featuring more than 400 original scripted series. Remaking famed classics is no surprise as Fox has found success with its twist on Sleepy Hollow, among other IP.
The drama, which has received a script commitment, is described as a modern take on Dickens' second novel that was originally published as a serial in the 1830s. Twist's logline is as follows: A sexy contemporary take on Oliver Twist with a struggling twentysomething female (Twist) who finally finds a true sense of family in a strange group of talented outcasts who use their unique skills to take down wealthy criminals.
Writing duo Chad Damiani and J.P. Lavin (who are also adapting game Fruit Ninja as a movie) will pen the script. The duo will exec produce alongside Silver and his Lionsgate Television-based Silver Pictures Television banner. Silver Pictures Television president Rodney Ferrell will also exec produce the SPT and Lionsgate TV co-production.
The Twist news comes days after Fox announced it was updating the tale of King Arthur as Camelot, a modern-day police procedural. Both projects arrive as familiar IP continues to be in high demand as broadcast networks, cable and streaming services look to cut through a cluttered landscape featuring more than 400 original scripted series. Remaking famed classics is no surprise as Fox has found success with its twist on Sleepy Hollow, among other IP.
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