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AMC has greenlit a new documentary series from “Avatar” and “The Terminator” director James Cameron.
“James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction” (Working Title) will explore the evolution of sci-fi from its origins as a small genre with a cult following to the blockbuster pop-cultural phenomenon we know today. The series will consist of six one-hour episodes and will debut on AMC in 2018.
From “Star Wars” and “Avatar” to “The Hunger Games” and “The Walking Dead”, sci-fi has become a cornerstone of pop culture. In each episode of “James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction”, Cameron introduces one of the “Big Questions” that humankind has contemplated throughout the ages, and reaches back into sci-fi’s past to better understand how our favorite films, TV shows, books, and video games were born, and where the genre — and our species — might be going in the future. Cameron and his contemporaries, who have helped to fuel sci-fi’s spectacular growth over the last several decades, debate the merits, meanings, and impacts of the films and novels that influenced them.
“James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction” is produced by Left/Right. Executive producers are James Cameron, Maria Wilhelm, Ken Druckerman and Banks Tarver. Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP), which houses the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, is consulting on the series.
