George R.R. Martin's Sci-Fi Superhero Series WILD CARDS is Coming to Hulu
Hulu has just secured the rights to George R.R. Martin’s sci-fi superhero franchise Wild Cards, which is a book series that he curates and edits. This is said to be a multiple-series deal, so Hulu may have found their own epic franchise.
According to THR, Hulu is putting together a writers room where they will create and build and Wild Cards series universe. There will at least be two series developed and Andrew Miller (The Secret Circle) will be writing those series.
Just in case you’re not familiar with Wild Cards, here’s a story description for you. This actually sounds like it could be a pretty awesome show if the right team of talent comes together to develop it:
Set in the present, the series explores the aftermath of an alien virus, released over Manhattan in 1946 that killed 90 percent of those it infected. In the survivors, DNA was altered, creating grotesque physical deformities, except for a tiny percentage who develop super-human powers instead. Called the Wild Card virus, it has passed down through generations, and can go undetected until suddenly activated by a traumatic event — at which point the carrier is either killed, mutated or granted god-like powers. Effects that are largely a manifestation of the victim's emotional state, making them vulnerable to reverence or ridicule on a deeply personal level. Now, after decades of sociological turmoil, having been worshipped, oppressed, exploited and ignored, victims of the virus want to define their own future.
It’s also said that the Wild Cards franchise is “a shared universe of anthologies, mosaic novels and stand-alone stories written by a collection of authors and edited by Martin and co-editor Snodgrass. The book series launched after a long-running campaign of the Superworld role-playing game led by Martin and involving the original authors. Martin and Snodgrass developed the framework of the series, including the characters' abilities and card-based terminology. The first book was published by Bamtam in 1987.”
There have been 27 books released by four publishers so far, and there are other new book in the works. The franchise has a huge fan base and I’m sure that they will be thrilled to here this news!
There are so many different stories to tell and it’s not hard to imagine several series being made to tell these the awesome stories that fill this universe.
This is going to be a huge project for Hulu and Martin to take on and I can’t wait to see how it turns out! I’m super excited about these projects!