The SyFy Channel released their official announcement of the NIGHTFLYERS television series today. The show will be based on my novella of the same name, from 1980.<\/p>\n
The release:<\/p>\n
SYFY ANNOUNCES SERIES ORDER FOR \u2018NIGHTFLYERS,\u2019 BASED ON GEORGE R.R. MARTIN\u2019S NOVELLA, FROM UNIVERSAL CABLE PRODUCTIONS<\/p>\n
Gretchen Mol, Eoin Macken, David Ajala and Br\u00edan F. O’Byrne Set to Star<\/p>\n
Series Will Premiere on Netflix Outside of U.S.<\/p>\n
Universal City, CA \u2013 January 4, 2018 — SYFY today announced a series pickup for NIGHTFLYERS, based on author George R.R. Martin\u2019s novella and the 1987 film of the same name. Jeff Buhler (\u201cJacob\u2019s Ladder\u201d) wrote the adaptation for television and will executive produce alongside Daniel Cerone (\u201cThe Blacklist\u201d) who will also serve as showrunner. Martin will also executive produce, along with Gene Klein (\u201cSuits\u201d), David Bartis (\u201cSuits\u201d) and Doug Liman (\u201cLive. Die. Repeat\u201d) of Hypnotic; Alison Rosenzweig (\u201cJacob\u2019s Ladder,\u201d \u201cWindtalkers\u201d) and Michael Gaeta (\u201cJacob\u2019s Ladder\u201d) of Gaeta Rosenzweig Films; Lloyd Ivan Miller and Alice P. Neuhauser of Lloyd Ivan Miller Productions. Robert Jaffe (\u201cNightflyers,\u201d – 1987) will produce. Andrew McCarthy (\u201cOrange is the New Black\u201d) will be a producer-director on the project. Mike Cahill (\u201cI Origin\u201d) will direct the pilot.<\/p>\n
The series will be produced by Universal Cable Productions. Netflix will co-produce and have first-run rights to the series outside of the U.S.<\/p>\n
Gretchen Mol (\u201cBoardwalk Empire\u201d) is set to star as Dr. Agatha Matheson, alongside Eoin Macken (\u201cThe Night Shift\u201d) as Karl D\u2019Branin, David Ajala (\u201cFast & Furious 6\u201d) as Roy Eris, Sam Strike (\u201cEastEnders\u201d) as Thale, Maya Eshet (\u201cTeen Wolf\u201d) as Lommie, Angus Sampson (\u201cFargo\u201d) as Rowan, Jodie Turner-Smith (\u201cThe Last Ship\u201d) as Melantha Jhirl and Br\u00edan F. O’Byrne (\u201cMillion Dollar Baby\u201d) as Auggie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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