Kevin Williamson’s Time After Time Adaptation Lands at ABC
Debi Moore
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Kevin Williamson really needs a change of pace, and it looks like that’s exactly what’s in store for him. Following the misfires of “The Following” and “Stalker,” Williamson has turned his attention to “Time After Time,” an adaptation based on the 1979 novel of the same name by Karl Alexander. Per Deadline, ABC has bought the project from Warner Bros. TV, where Williamson is under a deal, with a script commitment.
Using the 1979 novel and its subsequent movie adaptation (which starred Malcolm McDowell, David Warner, and Mary Steenburgen) as a starting point, “Time After Time” will chronicle the epic adventures of young H.G. Wells and his Time Machine.
In the book and in the feature, Wells — the bestselling author of The Time Machine and War of the Worlds — has invented a time machine. He shows the contraption to his friends, oblivious to the fact that one of them, surgeon Leslie John Stephenson, is in fact the infamous Jack the Ripper. When Scotland Yard detectives get on Stevenson’s trail, the murderer uses the time machine to flee to the future, getting transported to 1979 San Francisco. He is quickly followed by Wells, who is trying to bring him to justice.
Williamson (“The Vampire Diaries,” Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer) will write the script and will executive produce “Time After Time” through his Outerbanks Entertainment and WBTV.
We should have more info soon so stay tuned!
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