{"id":24302,"date":"2026-01-30T11:40:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/hbo-orders-new-series-from-damon-lindelof\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T12:43:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:43:35","slug":"hbo-orders-new-series-from-damon-lindelof-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/hbo-orders-new-series-from-damon-lindelof-2\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO Orders New Series from Damon Lindelof"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HBO has given an eight-episode, straight-to-series order for <em>The Chain<\/em>, written and executive produced by Emmy winner Damon Lindelof (<em>The Leftovers<\/em>, <em>Watchmen<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Based on the best-selling book by Adrian McKinty of the same name,<em> The Chain<\/em> is the first project under Lindelof\u2019s two-year overall deal with HBO. Media Res (<em>The Morning Show<\/em>, <em>Pachinko<\/em>) is serving as co-studio for the adaptation.<\/p>\n<p>The pilot story is written by Lindelof, Carly Wray and Breannah Gibson, with Lindelof and Wray writing the pilot script. Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer serve as executive producers for Media Res, alongside Shane Salerno. McKinty is a co-executive producer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are honored by our continued partnership with Damon Lindelof, one of the most singular and distinctive creators of our time,\u201d said Francesca Orsi, executive VP of HBO programming and head of HBO drama series and films. \u201c<em>The Chain<\/em> promises to continue his legacy of dropping us into the pit of the human brain and delivering in ways not only emotionally daring but, ultimately, transformative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the moment I heard the wild and original premise of Adrian\u2019s book, I was shocked, surprised and angry I hadn\u2019t thought of it myself,\u201d Lindelof commented. \u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to try to adapt a great thriller, and this one has all the dark, weird, exhilarating touches that fire up my imagination. I feel so fortunate to reteam with Francesca, Casey and Michael, who first brought me to HBO 15 years ago, and I can\u2019t wait to make <em>The Chain<\/em> a memorable link in their outstanding legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HBO has given an eight-episode, straight-to-series order for The Chain, written and executive produced by Emmy winner Damon Lindelof (The Leftovers, Watchmen).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":24114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[2677,2931,431,11890],"class_list":["post-24302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-damon-lindelof","tag-francesca-orsi","tag-hbo","tag-the-chain","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>HBO Orders New Series from Damon Lindelof - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/hbo-orders-new-series-from-damon-lindelof-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"HBO Orders New Series from Damon Lindelof - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"HBO has given an eight-episode, straight-to-series order for The Chain, written and executive produced by Emmy winner Damon Lindelof (The Leftovers, Watchmen).\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/hbo-orders-new-series-from-damon-lindelof-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-30T16:40:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-30T17:43:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/2-HBO-126.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"394\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/hbo-orders-new-series-from-damon-lindelof-2\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/hbo-orders-new-series-from-damon-lindelof-2\/\",\"name\":\"HBO Orders New Series from Damon Lindelof - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-30T16:40:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-30T17:43:35+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/hbo-orders-new-series-from-damon-lindelof-2\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/hbo-orders-new-series-from-damon-lindelof-2\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/hbo-orders-new-series-from-damon-lindelof-2\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"HBO Orders New Series from Damon Lindelof\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\",\"name\":\"TVDRAMA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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