Syfy Adapting a Slew of Comic Book Properties for TV

Syfy is rolling out an ambitious development slate that includes adaptations of Frank Miller’s “Ronin,” Jonathan Hickman’s “Pax Romana,” Charles Soule and Alberto Alburquerque’s “Letter 44,” and David Schulner and Juan Jose Ryp’s “Clone.”

The initial announcements were spread out across The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline and TheWrap. 

• Debuting in 1983 as a six-issue miniseries from DC Comics, Miller and Lynn Varley’s “Ronin” follows a 13th-century samurai dishonored by has master’s assassination who finds himself reborn in a dystopian 21st-century New York City, where he must defeat the ancient demon Agat, the reincarnation of his master’s killer. Produced by Warner Horizon Television and DC Entertainment, the adaptation is envisioned as a miniseries; the search is under way for a writer
• Based on Hickman’s 2007 Image Comics miniseries, “Pax Romana” is about a Special Forces team that travels back in time to ancient Rome to try to prevent World War III by altering the past. Matthew Federman and Stephen Scaia (“Warehouse 13”) are writing the miniseries, with Scaia and Circle of Confusion’s David Alpert (“The Walking Dead”) executive producing. Hickman will serve as a co-executive producer.
• Published by Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment, “Clone” centers on Dr. Luke Taylor, who’s seemingly perfect life is suddenly changed when an identical, bloodied version of himself arrives at his doorstep to reveal that he’s one of many clones, and they’re all after his pregnant wife and unborn child. The drama is written by David Schulner (“Dracula”), who will executive produce with Kirkman and Alpert.
• “Terminator 3’s” Jonathan Mostow is set to write, executive produce and direct the pilot for “Letter 44,” based on the Oni Press series about a new U.S. president who learns through a letter from his predecessor that, seven years earlier, NASA discovered an alien construction project in the asteroid belt. A team of astronauts is sent to investigate. Eric Gitter and Peter Schwerin of Oni’s movie banner Closed on Mondays will executive produce the Universal Television and Universal Cable Productions project with Rene Echevarria (“Terra Nova”).

Source: CBR