VERONICA MARS Creator Developing THE LOST BOYS TV Series
The creator of Veronica Mars, Rob Thomas, just landed a pretty awesome TV series gig from The CW. He will be developing a series based on the classic 1987 vampire film The Lost Boys!
Thomas will be writing and producing the series, which has a very interesting long term plan. According to Deadline, The Lost Boys is envisioned as a seven-season anthology-style show, and I absolutely love the concept!
"The series will tell a story spanning 70 years, each season chronicling a decade. Season 1 will be set in San Francisco during the Summer of Love, 1967. Each season, the humans, the setting, the antagonist and the story all change — only the vampires, our Lost Boys, who like the Peter Pan characters never grow up, remain the same.
How cool is that?! This project will explore what it really means to be immortal. I am a huge fan of the original film, and this series seems like it's a great concept. I'd much rather see something like this than a big screen remake of the original film.
Thomas is a talented individual, and I couldn't be happier that he is the brains behind the show. It just means that there's a good chance that it's going to turn out great.
My biggest hang up is that the series will be on The CW. I'd much rather see it on a cable network or streaming service that is able to get away with darker, more hardcore content. As long as Thomas and his team pump out great stories, though, that's all that matters.
What do you think about Thomas taking on The Lost Boys for The CW?