TNT Gives Snowpiercer a Pilot Order
Debi Moore
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Just about a year ago we learned that a TV version of the awesome film Snowpiercer is heading our way, and now we know where we might be seeing it. Word has come that TNT has ordered a “Snowpiercer” pilot, which will be executive produced by writer/showrunner Josh Friedman, original film director Bong Joon-ho, and Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements of Tomorrow Studios.
From the Press Release:
TNT, a division of Turner, has ordered a pilot for “Snowpiercer,” a futuristic thriller based on the award-winning film by Bong Joon-ho. A co-production of Tomorrow Studios and Turner’s Studio T, the hour-long drama pilot is being executive produced by writer/showrunner Josh Friedman (Avatar 4, “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”), Tomorrow Studios’ Marty Adelstein (“Aquarius,” “Prison Break,” “Teen Wolf”) and Becky Clements (“Good Behavior,” “Aquarius,” “Last Man Standing)”, and the original film’s Bong Joon-ho, Park Chan-wook, Lee Tae-hun, and Dooho Choi, along with CJ Entertainment.
“Snowpiercer” is set seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, and the remnants of humanity inhabit a gigantic, perpetually moving train that circles the globe. Class warfare, social injustice, and the politics of survival are questioned in this riveting television adaptation.
“Snowpiercer has one of the most original concepts to hit the screen in the last decade, and it’s one that offers numerous opportunities for deeper exploration in a series format,” said Sarah Aubrey, executive vice president of original programming for TNT. “We look forward to expanding TNT’s relationship with Tomorrow Studios and their take on a world where humanity is pushed to the extreme.”
“TNT has become a great producing partner to Tomorrow Studios, and we are excited to continue our relationship with them on ‘Snowpiercer,’ for which we not only have a pilot but are writing multiple scripts,” added Adelstein, CEO of Tomorrow Studios. “This is an incredibly powerful story and one for which finding the perfect home was imperative to its success.”
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