New Writer Found for Clive Barker’s Weaveworld TV Adaptation
Steve Barton
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The CW continues to fill out its slate of genre programming as Deadline is reporting that the network has set a new writer for “Weaveworld,” its drama series project based on the 1987 dark fantasy novel by Clive Barker (Hellraiser).
Josh Stolberg (Piranha 3D, Crawlspace, Good Luck Chuck) has come on board to write the adaptation, which he will also executive produce alongside Barker and Angela Mancuso for CBS TV Studios.
“Weaveworld” has been a priority for The CW. The network first took a stab at a series based on Barker’s book last season with the genre filmmaker and Mancuso executive producing through CBS Studios and Jack Kenny writing. While the script did not go to pilot, CW brass remained high on the title, earmarking it for redevelopment.
In the new take on “Weaveworld,” two ordinary people find themselves on a quest to find and protect a magical realm and ultimately to save all of humanity from an evil force.
For decades “Weaveworld” had been considered too hard to adapt for TV because of its scope and settings that would require extensive use of special effects. That is something the current technology can accomplish on a TV budget, including at a network like The CW, as evident by shows like “Arrow” and “The Flash.” There have been multiple attempts at a “Weaveworld” miniseries in the past two decades, including by Showtime.
More as it comes.
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