Nowadays, if you want to hear an epic science fiction story, There’s only one destination: Apple TV+.From popular novels such as Base and silo to originals like this for all mankind and Severance pay, the streamer is a haven for weird, bold science fiction.Here’s why it feels like the perfect, natural home for William Gibson Neuromancer.
1984 landmark cyberpunk novel Already on your Hollywood wish list For decades, with Multiple filmmakers have tried to bring it into to the big screen. Now, it has a smaller screen but a longer format.Graham Rowland (Wind of Darkness) and JD Dillard (Dedication) They teamed up to adapt the novel for Apple TV+, which landed them a 10-episode series order.
“We are extremely excited to bring this iconic title to Apple TV+,” said Roland and Dillard said in a statement. “We’ve been looking for something to collaborate on since we became friends nearly 10 years ago, so this collaboration marks a dream come true. Neuromancer Providing much inspiration for subsequent science fiction novels, we look forward to bringing television audiences into Gibson’s ultimate ‘cyberpunk’ world. “
This world follows a futuristic hacker on a secret mission against advanced artificial intelligence. Admittedly, this sounds familiar, but that’s because, as Rowland and Dillard say, the novel was so influential. In addition, Gibson subsequently launched two sequels——Count zero 1986 and Mona Lisa speeding 1988 — so this could last longer than just one season.
The pair is also well suited to the challenge.In addition to creating dark wind, Roland is a writer lost and a writer-producer edge.Dillard has written and directed several feature films, including the highly underrated genre trick and Honey. They will co-produce the show, with Rowland serving as showrunner and Dillard directing at least the pilot episode.
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