Monday 28 January 2013

CW Greenlights The Originals and Tomorrow People, a Sci-Fi Series From Arrow & The Vampire Diaries Creators

We recently brought you the news that the CW has passed on the pilot for Amazon, the Wonder Woman origin story that had been in development, for now. The network has completed their pilot orders for the season, and Amazon was not among them. The planned The Vampire Diaries spin-off, The Originals, was, however.

Joseph Morgan in The Vampire Diaries.

The network has also picked-up a reboot of the cult British 1970s sci-fi series Tomorrow People from Arrow co-creator/executive producer Greg Berlanti and The Vampire Diaries co-creator/executive producer Julie Plec, bringing their total order to 8 pilots, according to Deadline.

Phil Klemmer (Chuck) is set to write and executive produce the pilot for Tomorrow People. The outlet describes the show as follows:

“In the vein of X-Men and Heroes, Tomorrow People is the story of several young people from around the world who represent the next stage in human evolution, possessing special powers, including the ability to teleport and communicate with each other telepathically. Together they work to defeat the forces of evil. Created by Roger Price, The Tomorrow People, ITV’s answer to BBC’s Dr. Who, ran on the commercial broadcaster for eight seasons from 1973-1979. It developed a strong cult following and was a favorite of Berlanti and Plec, who are good friends from college.”

The pair had been attempting to acquire the rights to the series for about a decade.


Source : ign[dot]com

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