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I imagine that thought occurred to you guys some time ago.Ĭongrats on getting the rights nailed down (I know it had been messy for a while), and best of luck with the development! Or you could take a bigger gamble and expand the scope of the story even more…īy the way, this could be the answer to Jeff Bezos’ prayers too, if you believe what you read about him pressing the Amazon creatives for his own “GoT” epic. That points up the larger storytelling issue – how do you address the dominating role technology has in our lives today? Make “Amber” a period piece, set in the 1970s? That would be cool, and the cleanest solution – allowing you to stay very close to the original text. The character of Ghostwheel, the worlds-spanning mainframe computer that Merlin builds in the second series, seemed really cool and cutting edge the first couple times I read it – but now a lot of the magic of it has almost been superseded by what the stupid iPhone in your pocket can do.

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The first series was written in the 70s, well before the advent of personal computers and modern communications technology. It’s such a fantastic story, rich world-building, interesting characters… but there is one potentially significant problem that will be a challenge for the writers. Got the early-80s SciFi Book Club combined editions, which have seen some serious wear and tear! I’ve probably read all 10 books all the way through at least six or seven times. Newly announced Skybound projects include Five Year, Mastermind and Heroes and Villains: The History of Comics.īoy, this would be a fun project. Skybound also produces Cinemax’s Outcast, which set records for the network with a cross-platform viewership of the pilot of over 4 million. Kirkman and Alpert also serve as executive producers on the companion series, Fear the Walking Dead, which premiered in August 2015 and set records by becoming the #1 rated cable television series launch of all time. To date The Walking Dead is the #1 show on television among the coveted 18-49 demo. Television projects under the Skybound umbrella include AMC’s The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead. Kirkman, Alpert and Newman will serve as Executive Producers and will soon begin the search for a writer to adapt the series.įounded in 2010, Skybound Entertainment is a multiplatform entertainment company that houses projects ranging from television, film, digital content, interactive, live events, and gaming. I can’t think of better partners in David and Robert with which to bring the Amber novels to television and other platforms.” “The greatness of the Amber universe is attested to by its millions of fans across the globe as well as its influence on so many other literary works,” said executive producer Vincent Newman. I can’t wait to share this amazing story with a new generation of fans.” Getting to produce this project is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. “Chronicles of Amber is one of my favorite book series of all time, and one of my main inspirations for working in film and television,” said David Alpert, CEO, Skybound Entertainment. The novel series unfolds over ten books with two definitive story arches entitled “The Corwin Cycle” and “The Merlin Cycle.” The series has sold more than fifteen million copies globally and has been credited as one of the main inspirations for Game of Thrones. Roger Zelazny’s Chronicles follows the story of Corwin, who awakens on Earth with no memory, but soon finds he is a prince of a royal family that has the ability to travel through different dimensions of reality (called “shadows”) and rules over the one true world/dimension known as Amber. LOS ANGELES, CA – J– Skybound Entertainment heads Robert Kirkman and David Alpert (The Walking Dead franchise, Outcast) and Vincent Newman Entertainment (We’re the Millers, Patient Zero) to develop the beloved science fiction/fantasy novel series, Chronicles of Amber, for television. SKYBOUND ENTERTAINMENT AND VINCENT NEWMAN ENTERTAINMENT DEVELOPING ROGER ZELAZNY’S FANTASY NOVEL SERIES CHRONICLES OF AMBER FOR TELEVISION

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We’re beyond thrilled to finally get to work bringing this series to life! Here’s the full press release: We’ve been really excited about this for a while so it’s awesome to finally announce that we’re teaming up with Vincent Newman Entertainment to adapt CHRONICLES OF AMBER for television! The fantasy series that spans worlds/dimensions has been a fan favorite for decades and inspired many well-known current properties, Game of Thrones among them.

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