This was not supposed to go public.
Everybody (well, everybody who has been paying attention) knows that we are developing two Wild Cards television series for Hulu. Andrew Miller has taken the reins as showrunner, a writing staff has been hired, and they have been hard at work for months.
What was NOT supposed to be known is how far they’ve come. Not only have some scripts been finished, but the first show has gone into production and has been shooting. That was supposed to be a deep dark secret, however. We wanted to surprise the world.
It’s hard to keep secrets in Hollyweird, however. And now it appears that some of the rough footage has been leaked by person or persons unknown.
Of course, there’s a lot of green screen there. No SFX in yet. Very early days.
Showrunner Andrew Miller has forwarded me this statement about the leak, and the footage:
Dear Wild Cards Fans,
This past week there was a security breach from one of our very own team members on the Wild Cards set. Although the PA in question was terminated, we were unable to stop the leaked footage from being disseminated online.
The premature and largely negative reaction is completely unfounded. As any intelligent Wild Cards fan will know, this footage is raw and incomplete, with a great deal of VFX work still to be done. Not to mention sound, editing, music and color correction.
We have pledged to develop the Wild Cards book series into the greatest daytime soap opera ever produced and we stand by that pledge.
We know you have likely already seen the footage in question but in an effort to take hold of this unfortunate narrative we present the leaked clips here, unfinished but unashamed. Knowing that you, the discerning fan will be able to see the brilliant potential in what we’re creating.
The cast seen in these clips are just a few of the brilliant daytime actors we have lured to our adaptation. Daytime Emmy Award winner GREG RIKAART (Days of Our Lives, Young and the Restless), Daytime Emmy Award winner EDEN RIEGEL (All My Children, Young and the Restless) and multiple Daytime Emmy Award nominee THORSTEN KAYE (Bold and the Beautiful, All My Children).
We are so proud of their work and that of our brilliant crew. And are counting the minutes until we’re able to share the final results with you… Every single afternoon at 1pm.
Until then,
The Wild Cards Team
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April 1st?
I do declare! This has given me the vapors. Such scandalous behavior on our broadcasted airwaves? I shall be reporting this to my congressional representative forth width. Foulness unbecoming a Joker, to consort with that “normy”…
Happy March 32nd!
lol…April fool joke
Happy April Fools day!
Killer sense of humor!
I you guys.
You guys can go horse you rode on.
April Fools.
Nice try!
It took me until the the person recording getting thrown out to get it. Until then I just thought it sucked 🙂
What nobody from Passions? Hopefully in season 2
But your grace, what of the Game of Thrones prequels? We’re very worried because of the recent change in leadership at HBO: new CEO Bob Greenblatt said they’re going to reconsider ALL of them, including Long Night, and might not even do a single prequel if they don’t like any of them.
Can you clarify the HBO prequels situation after the AT&T shakeup?
At this point all of our hopes have turned to ash.
So far as I can see, nothing has changed. THE LONG NIGHT has a director and a cast and will start shooting soon, and two more prequels are still in the script stage… but looking very strong, imnsho.
No network in the history of television has ever aired a show they did not like, so saying that HBO won’t air the successor shows if they don’t like them really says nothing at all.
Might I enquire about the red baseball cap? It looks strikingly like one from my high school, and I would be delighted to learn that an alumna had reached a position of such influence among the Joker community.
Every single April Fools you make something about Wild Cards and I love it and you fucking fooled me last year.
This shit is why I love you as an author and a person.
Hi George!
I just added you to my family tree on ancestry. Wasn’t quite sure why there was so much info on you but anyway, I’ve worked that out now. We are 5th cousins! So hey cuz!
Very impressive prank.