Gaumont Working on Sci-Fi Thriller Red Rush

Gaumont (Narcos, Hannibal) has partnered with Ivanhoe Pictures (Crazy Rich Asians) to co-produce the new scripted sci-fi thriller series Red Rush.

Charles Randolph (The Big Short) developed the concept and will write the scripts, with Rupert Wyatt (Captive State, Rise of the Planet of the Apes) attached to direct. In the 22nd century, Mars is the new Wild West, luring those in search of wealth and freedom to its inhospitable surface. A brilliant scientist studying Earth from afar, an outlaw miner hoarding a vast but illegal fortune, a ruthless intelligence operative with cameras and spies everywhere—all will be drawn together into a plot that will shake the powers that be on the Red Planet, and beyond.

“Charles has developed a vivid, distinct and thought-provoking concept, imagining a future where life is split across two planets and how this affects our very ability to relate to one another,” commented Gene Stein, the president of television for the U.S. at Gaumont. “We have terrific co-production partners with John and his team at Ivanhoe Pictures, and we’re thrilled to be working with Charles and Rupert.”

“We have immense respect for Gene and his team at Gaumont; they are the perfect partners to bring Charles’ innovative and imaginative story to life,” added John Penotti, the CEO of Ivanhoe Pictures. “Rupert provides the creative and visual punch to successfully deliver a truly groundbreaking series.”

“I’ve been obsessing over this story for years, so I’m happy to have in Rupert a director who can paint big worlds with a fine brush, and to have in Gaumont and Ivanhoe partners with fearless international perspectives,” said Randolph.