Syfy has ordered a pilot for an adaptation of Terry Gilliam's 1995 film 12 Monkeys, Deadline reports. The series was first revealed last month, when The Hollywood Reporter said that original 12 Monkeys producers Chuck Roven and Richard Suckle had successfully pitched a TV version of the classic film. Now, there's word that Syfy will soon be producing a 60-minute pilot, penned by Terra Nova and Nikita screenwriters Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett. A short season is planned after the pilot, but there's still no sign of who might appear onscreen; if the network and producers can agree on a cast, filming will tentatively start in November.
So far, everything we've heard about the series indicates that it will follow the basic premise of 12 Monkeys, with a time-traveler sent back to study the spread of a deadly disease. Unfortunately, that's all we've heard, so it's hard to say what relationship the series will have with the 1995 original or with La Jetée, the 1962 French short that inspired Gilliam's film.
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The film was great, but uber depressing. It’ll be interesting to see how a TV tie-in would work. I like both Terra Nova and Nikita, so this should be a superb combination of writing prowess. Needless to say, I’m excited!
By zackwall on 08.26.13 2:15pm
Terra Nova was serviceable while it lasted, but Nikita finally reached too far for me to continue watching. The whole Terminator arm put me over the edge.
By mb_ellerbrock on 08.27.13 1:37am
Just leave that great movie be!
By NaJaKwa on 08.26.13 2:24pm
They’re not doing anything to the movie. It still exists, and you can still watch it, and it will be unchanged.
By thevinylversion on 08.26.13 2:44pm
Say that to Star Wars.
By NaJaKwa on 08.26.13 3:52pm
SyFy? I hope this doesn’t turn into a Sharknadoishly bad creation because it has a whole lot of potential to be great.
Also, I would like to say bring back Lexx.
By dicobalt on 08.26.13 2:25pm
12 Sharkey’s?
By Epke.bauer on 08.26.13 10:12pm
One of my favorite Sci-Fi movies of all time…
By EC8CH on 08.26.13 2:28pm
GET HYPE
YES MY BODY IS READY FOR THIS
inb4 they create a horror. And i’m not talking about the genre.
By CH23 on 08.26.13 2:30pm
7 comments in and nobody references La Jeteé, the film that inspired 12 Monkeys.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ezkAeQuUqCg
By @JonathanJK on 08.26.13 7:09pm
It was referenced in the body of the article itself…
By Uthor on 08.26.13 9:10pm
I swear I didn’t see it in the blurb above.
By @JonathanJK on 09.13.13 10:15am
Will this be a re-imagination because we know the ending already.
By Epke.bauer on 08.26.13 10:14pm
This can only be a bad thing, reflecting poorly a great story that made a very good movie.
By Postulator on 08.27.13 6:04am
That’s it, I’m out!
By ChodaBoy on 09.03.13 11:54pm