Gareth Edwards Sci-Fi Film MONSTERS is Being Adapted as a TV Series
The sci-fi horror film Monsters was the directorial debut of Gareth Edwards who went on to helm Godzilla and Rogue One. Monsters was a great launch to a solid career and now, according to Deadline, that film is being adapted into a TV series by the UK broadcaster Channel 4.
The story for the film follows an American photojournalist, who was played by Scoot McNairy, who is tasked with escorting his employer’s daughter back to the U.S. by crossing an infected zone full of creatures in Mexico.
Vertigo Films is producing the series and Edwards will be involved in a behind-the-scenes capacity. He'll most likely end up being a producer on the series. There's no word on if he will direct any episodes or not, but I'm sure he has bigger and better things to do. His complete role in the development of the series will be determined after it gets an official greenlight.
Top Boy creator Ronan Bennett has come on board as the showrunner and up-and-coming British writers Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan and Marlon Smith are writing the series.
According to the report, "the big-budget drama will follow a similar path as its Philip K. Dick adaptation Electric Dreams, which is set to launch on Amazon, and Kudos sci-fi thriller Humans, which is a co-pro with AMC."
They are currently hoping to land a deal with Netflix and Amazon to help them produce and distribute the show. Do you think Monster will make a for a good TV series?