French pay-TV powerhouse Canal Plus and Fox’s Europe and Africa arm are joining forces on a series adaptation of H.G. Wells’ classic novel “The War of the Worlds,“ the show set to follow the classic alien-invasion story but set the action in the present day. Variety reports today that Greg Kinnear is now in talks for the show’s leading role.
The site notes, “Kinnear is understood to have seen a script but not signed on yet for the series as talks continue. Sources close to the project indicated that interest is being sounded out with a variety of talent ahead of full production getting underway in 2019.”
The eight-part adaptation was created and written by Howard Overman (“Merlin”). Overman says the new take on the material will be “bold, fresh and relatable.”