Kevin Williamson is no stranger to TV and to horror movies. He’s now signed a new deal with Universal Television and his production banner Outerbanks Entertainment, they’ve got four high-profile projects in development. Deadline was the first to the news for the deal.
Under the new deal, they’ll be adapting Rear Window, The It Girl, The Waterfront, and The Game. Rear Window is set for Peacock, which is a reimagining of the Alfred Hitchcock film. The Game is based on the David Fincher film with the original writers John Brancato & Michael Ferris adapting. Williamson and Sarah L. Thompson are co-writing The It Girl based on the book by Ruth Ware. Finally, The Waterfront is based on an original concept, which doesn’t have a home yet.
Erin Underhill, President of Universal Television had this to say about the deal.
“Kevin is a prolific and brilliant creator with a proven track record of producing iconic hits for both the big and small screen. He’s a trusted collaborator whose imagination is boundless and inspiring. We love our creative partnership with Kevin and his terrific team at Outerbanks. We think fans will love everything they are cooking up.”
Kevin Williamson had this to say about the new deal.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled to be part of the Universal Television family. When making television, it’s so important to have partners who believe, support and inspire you. In Universal Television I have found exactly that. I’m excited to be working with such an amazing team doing what I love to do.”
Here are some synopsis for each of the new projects.
A top horror writer behind the Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer franchises, Williamson is taking on the work of a genre icon, suspense thriller master Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window. Williamson will write the reimagining, which Davis Entertainment’s John Davis and John Fox executive produce alongside Williamson, Fast and MKT Productions.
Williamson also is writing The Waterfront, which takes him back to his North Carolina roots he previously explored in his first TV series, Dawson’s Creek (and used as an inspiration for the name of his production company). The family crime drama, which Williamson and Fast exec produce, follows the dysfunctional Buckleys as they struggle to keep their crumbling North Carolina fishing empire afloat.
The It Girl, based on the book by the #1 New York Times bestselling author Ware who is executive producing alongside co-writers Williamson and Thompson as well as Fast, follows a woman in the search for answers a decade after her friend’s murder.
In The Game, after a wealthy San Francisco banker is given an opportunity to participate in a mysterious game, his life is turned upside down as he begins to question if it might really be a concealed conspiracy to destroy him. Brancato and Ferris, who are writing off of their feature script, executive produce alongside Williamson and Fast.
Overall, this is exciting news for fans of Kevin Williamson and his TV output. This new deal looks to keep him busy at Universal for quite a long time.
We’ll have to see how these new TV series turn out when we get more information about them.
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Source: Deadline
