{"id":4167,"date":"2012-04-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/2012\/04\/25\/syfy-lines-up-record-number-of-projects-for-development\/"},"modified":"2012-04-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-25T00:00:00","slug":"syfy-lines-up-record-number-of-projects-for-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/syfy-lines-up-record-number-of-projects-for-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Syfy Lines Up Record Number of Projects for Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">NEW YORK: A record 28 scripted and reality projects are in development for Syfy, which has unveiled a new transmedia event, <em>Defiance<\/em>, that will premiere in 2013. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Defiance<\/span><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\"> is a new transmedia experience that will bring together television and Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO) gaming.&nbsp;Set in the near future, <em>Defiance<\/em> introduces a completely transformed planet Earth, inhabited by the survivors of a universal war.  Kevin Murphy (<em>Desperate Housewives<\/em>) serves as showrunner.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Six new reality titles have been unveiled. <em>School Spirits<\/em>, premiering in June, tells true ghost stories of hauntings in schools, while <em>Paranormal Highway<\/em>, slated for summer, features Jack Osbourne and Dana Workman investigating paranormal activity on America&#8217;s back roads. <em>Collection Intervention<\/em> follows a collectibles expert as she helps couples with their memorabilia.<em> Hot Set<\/em>, from the producers of the Syfy series <em>Face Off<\/em>, is a competition show for Hollywood production designers. <em>Viral Video Showdown <\/em>features a battle between viral-video creators.<em> Ghost Mine<\/em> is set in the remote woods of Oregon, where one of the riches gold mines in America is about to be reopened. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">A host of reality shows are also in development. This includes <em>The Genie<\/em>, which follows Steve Sims and his extreme concierge company; <em>Stranded<\/em>, in which families or friends move into an infamously haunted location; <em>Awesome Foundation<\/em>, with ideas being pitched to a group who can make these inventions a reality; and <em>Exit<\/em>, a game show based on a Japanese format. Other reality shows in development include <em>Buyer Beware<\/em>, about a real estate professional who specializes in matching haunted properties with the right owners; the <em>Untitled Mark Burnett Project<\/em>, which will be a competition show that features foods from imaginary worlds found in fantasy\/science fiction books; <em>Deadfinder<\/em>, following a group of mediums who search through morgues; and <em>Ghost Town, USA<\/em>, focused on Mount Holly, New Jersey, which is said to be heaving with paranormal activity. <em>The Wrights<\/em>, <em>Chris Cox Project<\/em>, <em>Divas of Dress Up<\/em>, <em>Limitless<\/em> and <em>Superhumans<\/em> are some of the other titles in the works. The <em>Fan Girl\/Fan Boy Project<\/em> comes from the producers of <em>Jersey Shore<\/em> and is about fan culture. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Scripted shows in development include <em>Rewind<\/em>, centered on a team of military field operatives and civilian scientists who are looking to alter events and change the feature; <em>The Adjustment Bureau<\/em>, a drama based on the hit Matt Damon film; <em>High Moon<\/em>, adapted from John Christopher&#8217;s novel <em>The Lotus Cave<\/em>; and the <em>Untitled Booster Gold Project<\/em>, based on the best-selling DC Entertainment comic. Also on the scripted roster are <em>Grave Sight<\/em>, from the author of <em>True Blood<\/em>; <em>Seeing Things<\/em>, based on the comic <em>Grey Legion<\/em>; <em>Defender<\/em>, set in the aftermath of an intergalactic war between humans and transhumans; and <em>The Family<\/em>, about an alien family that has hidden amongst humans for generations. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">There are also long-form scripted projects coming down the pipeline. This includes <em>Eyes of the Dragon<\/em>, based on the Stephen King novel, and <em>Darkfall<\/em>, a production of The Jim Henson Company and Universal Cable Productions. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Dave                   Howe, the president of Syfy and Chiller, said: &ldquo;Syfy&rsquo;s Upfront celebrates the power of Igniters, our influential audience who has the highly coveted ability to move brands forward faster. This audience Imagines Greater and, as a result, we will be bringing them the most groundbreaking entertainment phenomenon in 2013. Nearly four years in the making<em>, Defiance<\/em> is the first ever, weekly scripted television and Massively Multiplayer Online game, converging to create a singular, interactive and epic story. Along with this unprecedented experience, we will be unveiling our most ambitious development slate ever of relevant and contemporary original programming.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK: A record 28 scripted and reality projects are in development for Syfy, which has unveiled a new transmedia event, Defiance, that will premiere in 2013. Defiance is a new transmedia experience that will bring together television and Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO) gaming.&nbsp;Set in the near future, Defiance introduces a completely transformed planet Earth, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Syfy Lines Up Record Number of Projects for Development<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Syfy Lines Up Record Number of Projects for Development . NEW YORK, April 25: A record 28 scripted and reality projects are in development for Syfy, which has unveiled a new transmedia event, Defiance, that will premiere in 2013. . 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