Adam McKay Is Developing a Climate Change Anthology Series for HBO Max Titled THE UNINHABITABLE EARTH
Adam McKay (Succession, The Big Short) has got a new project at HBO Max that some of you might be interested in. It’s a climate change anthology series titled The Uninhabitable Earth.
The series is inspired by David Wallace-Wells’ novel and New York Magazine article of the same name and “will be comprised of stand-alone fictional stories covering a wide range of genres and possible futures that could result from the rapid warming of our planet.”
The book “offers readers a travelogue of the near future and the impending terrors – rising sea levels, food shortages, refugee emergencies, climate wars and economic devastation – we will all face. His work forecasts all of the ways the world will be forever transformed if we don’t take swift, sweeping measures.”
McKay will write and direct the first episode, and the plan is for the first season to bring in “top directors and writers to join in creating a provocative and entertaining series that taps into our unease with just how delicately our planet is teetering on the precipice.”
Kevin Reilly, chief content officer, HBO Max and president TBS, TNT, and truTV said in a statement:
“Adam is one of the rare artists who can deliver a pointed, impactful message in a piece of great entertainment. I can’t wait to see what he does with this material, as there is no timelier and more relevant message than a wake-up call on climate change and the growing impact on our lives.”
McKay added, “I’ve been chomping at the bit to get this show going. I’m very happy that HBO Max stepped up and made the commitment. There’s obviously no subject as vast and daunting.”
I know not everyone is on board with climate change but, at the very least, it will make for some entertaining TV for all audiences.