Legendary Enters into First-Look Deal with Elijah Wood’s SpectreVision

Legendary Television Studios has entered into an exclusive first-look deal with SpectreVision, a genre-driven production company co-founded by actor Elijah Wood.

Under the multiyear pact with Legendary, SpectreVision will develop scripted series content with a focus on distinctive genre concepts from dynamic storytellers. Wood and his partners Daniel Noah, Josh C. Waller and Lisa Whalen are behind such arthouse features as Mandy, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night and Cooties. Their film Daniel Isn’t Real premiered at South by Southwest and will be released later this year, while Richard Stanley’s H.P. Lovecraft adaptation, Color Out of Space, is currently in post-production at the company.

Nick Pepper, president of Legendary Television Studios, said: “SpectreVision has proven itself an exemplary leader in the indie genre space, creating unique entertainment that truly captivates audiences. We are thrilled to be partnering with them and look forward to developing future projects together.”

Whalen, CEO of SpectreVision, as well as its parent company, Company X, added: “For a boutique company like ours to expand into television meant finding exactly the right partners, and we couldn’t be happier to have found those partners in Legendary.”

Wood, SpectreVision’s creative director, commented: “We’ve found kindred spirits in the visionary folks at Legendary, and we’re excited to create vital and ambitious television in the genre space.”