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Farscape's Back!
06/04/2004 . Source: Jessica Martin 
Farscape is coming back as a TV mini-series, as is Larry Niven's Ringworld. Well, here comes a whole host of SFF mini-series from the SciFi Channel.
In fact, SCI FI has partnered with DreamWorks and Steven Spielberg for a second miniseries (the first was the Emmy Award-winning Steven Spielberg Presents TAKEN) entitled Nine Lives, and has signed deals in recent months with Martin Scorsese, Bryan Singer, Dean Devlin, Joel Silver and Gale Anne Hurd.
Actors such as Timothy Hutton, Randy Quaid and Isabella Rossellini are leading the casts of SCI FI's upcoming 2004 miniseries.
Here's the list of projects leading the channel's development slate, with a number of luminaries making the Channel their creative home:
- Earthsea
SCI FI announced today the signing of Shawn Ashmore (X-Men, X2, The Underclassmen), Danny Glover and Kristin Kreuk (Smallville) - who join Isabella Rossellini.
Premiering this December, this fantasy, based on Ursula K. Le Guin's award-winning Earthsea novels, follows the adventures of a Ged (Ashmore), a reckless youth destined to become the greatest sorcerer that the land of Earthsea has ever known.
When Ged discovers that he possesses infinite magical powers, he seeks to master the ancient arts with the help of the legendary wizard Ogion (Glover).
As he battles unimaginable evils, Ged finds an ally in Tenar (Kreuk), the vibrant and devout pupil to High Priestess Thar (Rossellini). Produced by Hallmark Entertainment, in association with Bender-Brown Productions, Earthsea is written by Gavin Scott (The Mists of Avalon) and executive produced by Robert Halmi, Sr. (Dreamkeeper, Merlin), Lawrence Bender (Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction) and Kevin Brown (Roswell). Rob Lieberman (The Dead Zone, Strong Medicine) will direct.
- Dresden Files (working title)
Based on the "Dresden Files" novels by Jim Butcher, this 2-hour backdoor pilot film will be executive produced by Nicolas Cage and Norm Golightly of Saturn Films.
Erik Dresden is a detective with odd powers, the kind that could belong only to the descendant of a long line of wizards. Where others see the typical crimes of assault, kidnapping and serial killings, Erik sees otherworldly forces at work - which only he knows how to combat.
Whether consulting for the police on inexplicable crimes or following his own cases, Erik has a unique outlook on the world, and wields a wry sense of humor as one of his most potent weapons.
The project is produced by Lions Gate Television and Cage's Saturn Films (The Life of David Gale, Shadow of the Vampire), with Morgan Gendel (Law & Order, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Next Generation) writing; Gendel and Anthony Peckham (Don't Say a Word, 5 Days to Midnight) are executive producers.
- Farscape: Peacekeeper War
Premiering in fourth quarter 2004, this 4-hour miniseries picks up where the series' finale left off. The miniseries will bring resolution to many of the questions left unanswered, and reunites John Crichton (Ben Browder), Aeryn Sun (Claudia Black) and the rest of the Moya crew for one final adventure.
Produced by The Jim Henson Company, in association with Hallmark Entertainment, the project is executive produced by Robert Halmi, Jr., and written by series creator Rockne O'Bannon and executive producer David Kemper. Brian Henson directs.
- History of the Devil
From Executive Producer Clive Barker and his Seraphim Films, this six-hour limited series deals with the Devil - who's trying to litigate his way back into Heaven. Tired of hearing "the Devil made me do it," he hires a topnotch New York defense attorney to prove that he is the least of the world's problems. Also executive producing are Jeff Hayes and Greg Coote of Coote-Hayes Productions, and Joe Daley and Anthony DiBlasi. Produced by Lions Gate Television, executive producer Peter Filardi (The Craft, Salem's Lot) will write the adaptation, which is based on Barker's play, "The History of the Devil or Scenes from a Pretended Life."
- Blackwater
Based on Michael McDowell's (Beetlejuice, Nightmare Before Christmas) popular Blackwater novels, this 4-hour miniseries is a Southern gothic tale of the terrifying rise to power of a Water Witch.
Secretly marrying into a wealthy and influential Southern family, she uses her powers to destroy her family's enemies. The multi-generational supernatural thriller will be produced by Mandalay Entertainment (Sleepy Hollow) and The Orphanage, in association with Sony Pictures Television.
- Winney
A satiric thriller from the creator of Beetlejuice, this 4-hour miniseries is a biting look at American culture. Beloved American cartoon character Winney has become so popular that it's possible it may be elected President. However, Steve, the puppeteer who gave Winney its movements for a popular talk show, discovers that the character's creator has made a pact with the Devil to bring Winney to life.
Steve alone knows the truth and stands in the way of Winney's world domination. Based on the popular short film Winney: A Cute Candidate by Florence Deygas and Olivier Kuntzel. Larry Wilson (Beetlejuice), Deygas and Kuntzel will executive produce, with Wilson writing the script.
- Ringworld
Based on the classic Larry Niven books, this 4-hour miniseries follows four explorers who crashland on Ringworld - an artificial world, mammoth in scope and built in the shape of a ring that rotates around a gravitational sun force.
Exploring its terrain, the team encounters alien beings, but they also come to realize that the Ring was once home to an incredibly advanced, technologically-sophisticated civilization which mysteriously vanished after building it ... or have they?
Executive produced by Bob Mandel and Micky Hyman.
SCI FI's December 2003 miniseries, Battlestar Galactica, was the most- watched cable miniseries of the year in the USA, and is currently being developed as a weekly series.
Hmmmm. Nice.
:wink:
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