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Another series from “Game of Thrones” author George R.R. Martin is on its way to the small screen.
NBCUniversal’s Universal Cable Productions (UCP) has acquired the rights to Martin’s long-running “Wild Cards” series of anthologies and mosaic novels for television, the author has announced.
Development will begin immediately on what they hope will be the first of several interlocking series.
“The shared world of the Wild Cards diverged from our own on September 15, 1946 when an alien virus was released in the skies over Manhattan, and spread across an unsuspecting Earth,” wrote Martin. “Of those infected, 90% died horribly, drawing the black queen, 9% were twisted and deformed into jokers, while a lucky 1% became blessed with extraordinary and unpredictable powers and became aces. The world was never the same.”
Melinda M. Snodgrass, Martin’s assistant editor and seasoned television writer/producer, is attached as an executive producer on the project with Gregory Noveck of RED, Slow Learner, and Syfy Films. Martin will not be involved due to his exclusive deal with HBO.
