The CW Looking to Populate a Colony on Mars

Steve Barton   |  

Oct 10, 2013

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There’s no question that when it comes to young adult entertainment, the powers-that-be at The CW have their fingers right on the pulse of their target audience. They’ve conquered Mystic Falls, One Tree Hill, and New Orleans, and now? Now they’re blasting off into outer space.

According to Deadline the 400-year-old Roanoke Colony mystery is getting a galactic twist with “Colony”, a drama project at The CW from CBS TV Studios and the studio-based Kennedy/Marshall Co. Written by Ian Goldberg (“Once Upon A Time”), “Colony” is a thriller about a group of explorers sent to colonize Mars, willing to leave their lives behind to brave the dangers of another planet and the terrifying reality they discover.

It is inspired by the story of The Lost Colony, the 16th century British settlement on Roanoke Island, off the coast of North Carolina, whose inhabitants vanished without a trace, sparking a slew of theories about their fate. Goldberg will executive produce with Kennedy/Marshall’s Robert Zotnowski and Frank Marshall.

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