The Lifetime Channel? I only work on HBO or Starz.
Last week I brought you the news that Nightbreed was going to be made into a tv series. Now there’s word that Clive Barker’s most well known property is in the process of being developed for television by an outfit called Sonar Entertainment. Here’s the info.
“One of the most successful (and terrifying) franchises in film history is ready for its weekly television debut. For over 25 years, fans have followed the exploits of an insidious villain named Pinhead, summoned from a nightmarish underworld by an ancient puzzle box. He will seduce you with power and tempt you with fear, until your soul belongs to him.
Now, for the first time, a weekly series set in the fantastic realm of Hellraiser will thrill audiences worldwide.”
I hope the tv show is a lot like the first 2 films, since according the source, a producer developing the show is the guy who headed New World Pictures, and they were the ones who put out the first 2 films, which are arguably the best in the entire franchise.
That should be a good excuse to bring back the “Classic Cenobites” rather than the ones that came about in Part III, although they were fun, they just weren’t creepy. Except for the J.P. one. He seemed to get off on that piston stuck in his head. Creepy.
source: bloody-disgusting
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interested in what Josh “Worm” Miller will have to say about this.
I love the way you say “arguably” in regard to them being the best in the series…
Adult Swim cartoon or GTFO.
The same New World Pictures that produced the never-intended-to-be-released Fantastic Four film? They DID give us Dolph Punisher though, which rights just about any wrong ever committed. Just about.
“One of the most successful (and terrifying) franchises in film history…” —– Riiiiiight. The only thing Hellraiser: Revelation succeeded at was convincing me that a Hellraiser movie could be made for about 14 bucks. It’s amazing how Tijuana looks EXACTLY like a garage, or how the Cenobites’ hangout looks EXACTLY like a garage, or how EVERYTHING in that movie looks like it was filmed in a fucking garage.
I hope they come up with kewl new Cenobites like Mp3 Cenobite and Twitter Cenobite.
“The Cloud” Cenobite!
Segway cenobite.
Could be good if like the comics, different morality tales each week. Different stories and different people. Not sure if an ongoing series would work if its all one series, guess they could add The Harrowers to it – whom if i remember, where a group of people with powers that travel into hell to rescue souls from the cenobites.
I guess we will have to see if this is just talk or serious.
I also want The Great and Secret Show, Everville and The Damnation Game made into tv movies.
The only way I could find myself interested in this is if Clive Barker actually takes an active role in its production. I’m not saying he has to be the showrunner or anything, but he should at least have final say in the direction of the show and approval over all the scripts. Otherwise, this’ll probably end up being crap.
Also, this just has to be on cable. I want my gore, please!
There’s been some weird shit popping up on ABC Family lately…
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