More horror TV is in the air today as two networks announced plans to move forward on horror film-based projects. MTV has hired two writers for the “Scream” TV series, Jay Beattie and Dan Dworkin. No director has been selected yet, although Wes Craven has confirmed he has been approached about helming the series, but has not made any commitments yet.
Syfy looks like it wants to capitalize on the success of their lavish production “Defiance” by greenlighting a new pilot for the producers of that series. “Dominion” will be based on the 2010 film “Legion,” where mankind and angels go to battle. Can something this ambitious be done on network TV? Well, they did it with Defiance, so let’s see what they can do with this one.
Are seeing a new Golden Age of Television, at least for us horror fans?
Jay Beattie and Dan Dworkin will pen MTV’s small screen adaptation of Wes Craven’s SCREAM. Their previous works includes “Revenge”, “The Event”, “Mercy”, and “Criminal Minds”. A while back it was reported that there was interest in having the man behind it all, Wes Craven, direct the pilot. At the time the director wasn’t ready to commit, stating that, “A lot of you have asked about the Scream TV series. It’s true I’ve been approached. My response was, it would depend on the script. If they have a great script/concept, it could be fun. If not, not.” – See more at: http://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/scream-tv-series-finds-writing-duo#sthash.5Vxf3rlJ.dpuf
Jay Beattie and Dan Dworkin will pen MTV’s small screen adaptation of Wes Craven’s SCREAM. Their previous works includes “Revenge”, “The Event”, “Mercy”, and “Criminal Minds”. A while back it was reported that there was interest in having the man behind it all, Wes Craven, direct the pilot. At the time the director wasn’t ready to commit, stating that, “A lot of you have asked about the Scream TV series. It’s true I’ve been approached. My response was, it would depend on the script. If they have a great script/concept, it could be fun. If not, not.” – See more at: http://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/scream-tv-series-finds-writing-duo#sthash.5Vxf3rlJ.dpuf
Jay Beattie and Dan Dworkin will pen MTV’s small screen adaptation of Wes Craven’s SCREAM. Their previous works includes “Revenge”, “The Event”, “Mercy”, and “Criminal Minds”. A while back it was reported that there was interest in having the man behind it all, Wes Craven, direct the pilot. At the time the director wasn’t ready to commit, stating that, “A lot of you have asked about the Scream TV series. It’s true I’ve been approached. My response was, it would depend on the script. If they have a great script/concept, it could be fun. If not, not.” – See more at: http://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/scream-tv-series-finds-writing-duo#sthash.5Vxf3rlJ.dpuf
