John Carpenter's PRINCE OF DARKNESS May Be Developed as a TV Series
I’m a big fan of John Carpenter’s earlier film work. The guy has made some great classic films in his career and now it looks like one of them my end up getting a series reboot… Prince of Darkness. During a recent interview with Consequence of Sound, Carpenter himself hinted that he’s teaming up with the horror streaming service Shudder to create a TV series based on his 1987 film. He said:
“We’re talking to them about doing a theme. And maybe doing a show for them. What would you think about Prince of Darkness as a TV show?”
I think a Prince of Darkness series would be incredible! When pressed for a solid confirmation, Carpenter wasn’t ready to completely commit:
“Well, maybe. Maybe not. I don’t know…I’m not going to tell you. I’m not going to tell you.”
Well, I wish he’d tell us! I hope that Carpenter is really serious about this and that there’s something brewing for it. If you’re not familiar with Prince of Darkness, here’s the synopsis and a trailer for the original film.
Poking around in a church cellar, a priest (Donald Pleasence) finds an otherworldly vial filled with slime. Frightened, he brings his discovery to a circle of top scholars and scientists, who eventually learn that the strange liquid is the essence of Satan. The slime then begins to seep out, turning some of the academics into zombified killers. As the possessed battle the survivors, student Kelly (Susan Blanchard) is infected by a large quantity of the liquid and becomes Satan personified.
This could make for a really fun horror series! What do you think about the possibility of seeing Prince of Darkness TV series?