WILD TALES Director To Write and Direct 10-Part Sci-Fi TV Show THE STRANGER

Most people probably haven't heard of Wild Tales, but it's one of the most interesting movies I've seen this year. An Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film at this year's ceremony, the Argentinian anthology film consists of six segment, all of which are varying degrees of bleak, funny, dark, and surprising. If you're tired of watching the same kinds of movies over and over again and looking for something that mixes it up a little bit, I'd recommend giving it a shot. Writer/director Damian Szifron certainly got Hollywood's attention with the movie, and though he has a couple of films on his plate, Deadline brings word that he'll also write and direct all ten episodes of a new sci-fi series.

Details about the show, which will be Szifron's first American TV effort, are hard to come by, but it's said to be a limited series that takes place on a global scale with multiple languages involved. This is a passion project for the writer/director, and with this little to go on, it's easy to assume it might skew close to The Wachowskis' Netflix series Sense8, which is available to stream right now. If Wild Tales is any indication, though, I have a feeling The Stranger will be must-watch television, and I'm hoping he's able to bring some of that same edginess to the small screen with this project. He's working with Media Rights Capital on this one, who will shop it to networks soon. We'll keep you posted, and again, check out Wild Tales to find out why you should be excited about this.

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