AMC’s “The Walking Dead” all began, of course, with Robert Kirkman‘s same-named comic book series, and the show has made Kirkman a powerful force in the television landscape. On that note, Deadline reports today that Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment has inked an agreement with Entertainment One for a new series titled 5 Year.
“The series is set during the final five years before a fatal meteor hits the Earth.”
The site further details, “With international deals already in place for Korea, the UK, Latin America, Germany, India Russia, China, and Italy for the five-season series and more in the mix, the Kirkman, David Alpert and Jon Goldman-run Skybound aim to localize 5 Year to take advantage of the scope of the small screen. That means evolving beyond the initial Korean deal announced in 2016 to where a different version of 5 Year will be produced for each market with narratives and characters set in that region. Those individualized 5 Year will be in that locale or nation’s own language while following an overall timeline for the entire series.”
Skybound and eOne will co-produce, with eOne distributing the series.