{"id":20056,"date":"2024-01-25T10:46:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T15:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/star-treks-jonathan-frakes-directing-deathlands-adaptation\/"},"modified":"2024-01-25T10:46:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T15:46:35","slug":"star-treks-jonathan-frakes-directing-deathlands-adaptation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/star-treks-jonathan-frakes-directing-deathlands-adaptation\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Trek\u2019s Jonathan Frakes Directing Deathlands Adaptation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jeff Garzik\u2019s NextCypher is producing a ten-episode adaptation of the book series <em>Deathlands<\/em>, with <em>Star Trek<\/em> actor and director Jonathan Frakes (<em>Star Trek: First Contact<\/em>, <em>Star Trek: Picard<\/em>) attached as director.<\/p>\n<p>Also attached to the project are Mark A. Altman (<em>Pandora<\/em>, <em>Agent X<\/em>, <em>Castle<\/em>) as showrunner and executive producer, Thomas P. Vitale (<em>Slasher<\/em>, <em>57 Seconds<\/em>) as executive producer and Christine Sheaks (<em>Boogie Nights<\/em>, <em>Fargo<\/em>), who is handling global casting efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Production on the project is set to begin in Sofia this spring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the things that I find so compelling about <em>Deathlands<\/em> is that it\u2019s a series about hope and the chance to build a better world,\u201d Frakes said. \u201cI\u2019m excited about the opportunity to bring this show, combining feature-level action and compelling character drama, to the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garzik, the founder and CEO of NextCypher, said, \u201cI launched NextCypher to capitalize on the appetite for innovative, high-quality genre entertainment. I\u2019m glad to see the market aligning with our vision of producing smartly budgeted and exceptional content for a global audience. <em>Deathlands<\/em> is an ideal launchpad for us, especially considering the success of similar post-apocalyptic series based on successful IPs like The Last of Us and the eagerly anticipated Fallout.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith a series that is gritty, suspenseful and action-packed, with a sense of hope, romance and resilience in the face of adversity, I cannot imagine anyone better to bring <em>Deathlands<\/em> to the screen than visionary director Jonathan Frakes,\u201d added Altman. \u201cI couldn&#8217;t be more thrilled to have him on board to ensure the series will be appointment television for viewers everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeff Garzik\u2019s NextCypher is producing a ten-episode adaptation of the book series Deathlands, with Star Trek actor and director Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Picard) attached as director.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":20057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[8427,8428,8429,8430,8431],"class_list":["post-20056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-deathlands","tag-jeff-garzik","tag-jonathan-frakes","tag-mark-a-altman","tag-nextcypher","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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