Darren Aronofsky Developing Demonic Possession TV Series

TV Darren Aronofsky by Joey Paur

Director Darren Aronofsky is about to start dabbling in demonic possession here pretty soon. He and his production company Protozoa Pictures recently optioned the rights to a novel by Daryl Gregory called Pandemonium, which is a disturbingly fun story of demonic possession. The plan is to take this property and turn it into one hell of a dark TV series.

Aronofsky most recently worked on directing the pilot episode for HBO's Hobgoblin. There's no argument that this guy is an incredible filmmaker that can easily tackle this kind of disturbing phycological material, and turn it into something awesomely diabolical. Want proof? Go watch Black Swan. I have yet to read Pandemonium, but it sounds like a great story, especially if you like this kind of jacked up storytelling.

Here's a description from the book:

It is a world like our own in every respect . . . save one. In the 1950s, random acts of possession begin to occur. Ordinary men, women, and children are the targets of entities that seem to spring from the depths of the collective unconscious, pop-cultural avatars some call demons. There’s the Truth, implacable avenger of falsehood. The Captain, brave and self-sacrificing soldier. The Little Angel, whose kiss brings death, whether desired or not. And a string of others, ranging from the bizarre to the benign to the horrific.

As a boy, Del Pierce is possessed by the Hellion, an entity whose mischief-making can be deadly. With the help of Del’s family and a caring psychiatrist, the demon is exorcised . . . or is it? Years later, following a car accident, the Hellion is back, trapped inside Del’s head and clamoring to get out.

Del’s quest for help leads him to Valis, an entity possessing the science fiction writer formerly known as Philip K. Dick; to Mother Mariette, a nun who inspires decidedly unchaste feelings; and to the Human League, a secret society devoted to the extermination of demons. All believe that Del holds the key to the plague of possession–and its solution. But for Del, the cure may be worse than the disease.

Doesn't that sound awesome! This project is still very early in the developmental stages, and it's not 100% solidly moving forward as of yet, but I sure hope is does! This will make for an awesome TV series, especially with the imagination and talent of Aronofsky leading the charge. The author of the book had this to say about the deal that has gone down, 

This is just an option, the first step in a staircase of a million steps, and options that make it all the way to the small or large screen are the exception rather than the rule. The rare exception, I’ve been told.  So don’t get too excited, Mom.

And I know what you’re thinking — why can’t you just enjoy it when something positive happens? It’s in my nature to immediately pop any balloon of good news, but today I will merely deflate it a little, by inhaling its rich, helium like gasses, and then talk in a funny voice for the rest of the day.

He seems a little iffy about it, but what do you all think about this novel getting a TV adaptation? 

 

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