{"id":5672,"date":"2014-05-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/2014\/05\/01\/graphic-novel-adaptations-headline-syfy-slate\/"},"modified":"2014-05-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-05-01T00:00:00","slug":"graphic-novel-adaptations-headline-syfy-slate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/graphic-novel-adaptations-headline-syfy-slate\/","title":{"rendered":"Graphic Novel Adaptations Headline Syfy Slate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tNEW YORK: Syfy&#039;s newly unveiled development slate includes adaptations of Frank Miller&#039;s <em>Ronin<\/em> and Robert Kirkman&#039;s <em>Clone<\/em>, among others, as well as a host of reality series.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe adaptation of <em>Ronin<\/em>, published by DC Entertainment, about a Japanese Ronin samurai who awakens in a futuristic, nihilistic New York in the body of Billy, a medical experiment, is being developed by Warner Horizon as a miniseries. Also in the works as a miniseries is Jonathan Hickman&rsquo;s graphic novel <em>Pax Romana<\/em>, about a Special Forces team that travels back in time to ancient Rome on the eve of World War III to &ldquo;fix&rdquo; the future. It is a production of Universal Cable Productions.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tOn the series front, Universal Television is developing <em>Clone<\/em>, based on the graphic novel by Robert Kirkman, who is exec producing alongside Circle of Confusion&#039;s David Alpert. It focuses on retired soldier Luke Taylor, who discovers that a secret biotech program has created a clone of him. Universal Television and Universal Cable Productions are collaborating on an adaptation of <em>Letter 44<\/em> from Jonathan Mostow (<em>Terminator 3<\/em>). Lev Grossman&#039;s book series <em>The Magicians<\/em>, about New Yorker twentysomethings studying magic, is being developed by Universal Cable Productions with exec producers Sera Gamble, John McNamara and Michael London.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSyfy has also unveiled an unscripted development slate that includes the tentatively titles <em>Adam + Eve<\/em> from Studio Lambert and all3media America, which places pairs of individuals in remote locations with no other human contact but each other for 90 days. From BASE Productions comes <em>Alive and Alone<\/em> (w.t.), a survival show with a different participant each week. Zero Point Zero Production&#039;s <em>Billion Dollar Club<\/em> (w.t.) is set in Silicon Valley. <em>Family Affects<\/em> (w.t.) is a workplace docuseries from Angel Valley Media about a family-run special effects pyrotechnics company in Hollywood. The family behind a haunted attractions company in NYC is the focus of <em>Fantasy Makers <\/em>(w.t.). Cond&eacute; Nast Entertainment and Kinetic Content are partnering for the geek trivia battle <em>Geeks Who Drink<\/em>. <em>The End is Near (<\/em>w.t.) features people who believe in an impending apocalypse. Electus is behind <em>Twins <\/em>(w.t.), which tests fraternal twins who claim to have ESP.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSyfy has also ordered a new unscripted series, tentatively titled <em>Town of the Living Dead<\/em>, which is set for an October 7 premiere. The comedic docuseries follows a small Alabama town trying to complete their own independent zombie movie. It is produced by True Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe channel also announced it is partnering with Space in Canada on the ten-episode <em>Killjoys<\/em>, a new show from Temple Street Productions, the outfit behind <em>Orphan Black<\/em> and <em>Lost Girl<\/em>. &quot;With its explosive action, smartly-drawn characters, and fun and provocative story lines, <em>Killjoys<\/em> has all the ingredients to make it the perfect complement to our&nbsp;expanding slate of quality science fiction drama series,&quot; said Dave Howe, the president of Syfy. Also coming to the channel in 2015 is <em>Sharknado 3<\/em>, the third in Syfy&#039;s cult-hit TV movie franchises about flying sharks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK: Syfy&#039;s newly unveiled development slate includes adaptations of Frank Miller&#039;s Ronin and Robert Kirkman&#039;s Clone, among others, as well as a host of reality series. 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