AMC Networks Greenlights Moonhaven

AMC Networks has greenlit Moonhaven from creator Peter Ocko (Lodge 49, Black Sails, Elementary, Pushing Daisies) for AMC+ and AMC.

Set to premiere next year, the 6×1-hour series is focused on a utopian colony on the Moon that may hold the keys to preserving life on Earth, which has become increasingly perilous. The suspense thriller focuses on Bella Sway, a lunar cargo pilot and smuggler 100 years in the future who finds herself accused of a crime and marooned on Moonhaven.

Ocko will also serve as showrunner. Deb Spera is a non-writing executive producer.

“What so intrigued us about Moonhaven is that it is a suspense thriller set a century in the future that, at its heart, could not be more relevant today,” said Dan McDermott, president of original programming for AMC Networks and AMC Studios. “Peter and his writing team have constructed some unforgettable characters and a story we know will captivate viewers and probe complex and deeply emotional issues that are top of mind today and have the potential to threaten existence on the only planet we have ever called home.”

“I’m incredibly excited to go to the Moon with AMC,” Ocko said. “They have always been a great partner in supporting shows that are truly different from the rest and I look forward to staying true to that brand.”