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Syfy is Developing a Reboot of the Rod Serling Horror Anthology Series “Night Gallery”
While Jordan Peele and CBS are hard at work on bringing back “The Twilight Zone” for a whole new generation, Deadline reports today that another Rod Serling anthology series is getting the reboot treatment, with Syfy developing a new take on “Night Gallery”!
The reimagining of the classic series comes from Teen Wolf creator/executive producer Jeff Davis and Midnight, Texas executive producer David Janollari.
“The Night Gallery reboot will update the 1969 series for the digital age. Dark and twisted morality tales paired with Serling’s specific brand of irony, Night Gallery will explore and exploit every modern nightmare imaginable, mining our fears of the dangers of social media.”
“Night Gallery,” which ran on NBC from 1969 to 1973, was Serling’s supernatural/horror followup to his sci-fi-themed anthology series “The Twilight Zone.” Serling was the host of “Night Gallery,” appearing in an art gallery setting to introduce each segment of an episode by unveiling a painting that illustrated the story.
The project, picked up for development, will be co-produced by Universal TV, where David Janollari Entertainment is based, and Universal Cable Prods.
Production on season two of “Alien: Earth” has begun in London, and Deadline reports that Tracey Ullman (“Tracey Ullman’s Show“), Sam Spruell (“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms“), and Jerome Flynn (“Game of Thrones“) have joined the cast.
They join previously announced series newcomer Peter Dinklage.
No character details have been divulged so far.
“Alien: Earth” Season 2 is shooting at the historic Pinewood Studios — home of the original Alien as well as Aliens, Alien 3, and Prometheus. The show’s new production designer, Neil Lamont, is the son of Alien production designer Peter Lamont.
Set in the year 2120, five corporations wield the power of nations, and proprietary advancements in technology provide the promise of a new tomorrow. When a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth, a young woman and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat.
The second season “certainly expands on the promise of the first,” according to series creator Noah Hawley (“Fargo,” “Legion”). “It’s a bigger show, more world-building, and I can’t think of a better place for taking on that bigger challenge.”
Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant, Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin, Babou Ceesay, Adrian Edmondson, David Rysdahl, Essie Davis, Lily Newmark, Erana James, Adarsh Gourav, Jonathan Ajayi, Kit Young, Diêm Camille, Moe Bar-El, and Sandra Yi Sencindiver star.
Also on the way from Noah Hawley? A remake of Argentine horror film Terrified for Warner Bros.
Stay tuned for more on “Alien: Earth” season two now that production has begun.