With several pilot submissions submitted to the LRF offices, president Phil Dolan has officially selected the initiative's debut series. The series will hail from writers Dwight Gallo (Rodeo, X-Men: The Cure) and Jimmy Ellis (Northrock, Atlantis), who previously collaborated on the Marvel Universe film Red Wolf. The series, SCALPED, is based on the Vertigo Comics series of the same name and tells the story of a young man who returns to the Prairie Rose Indian Reservation after several years away as well as the efforts of the FBI to take down a corrupt tribal chief.
The executive producer/pilot director and the cast will be announced at the first ever LRF NOW Preview event following the Golden Reel Awards, while all eight episodes of the first season of Scalped will be released during Round 1 of Season 23.
Expect more announcements as writers submit more series scripts Meanwhile, stay tuned for the start of Round 6 tomorrow with the premiere of Gracie from writer Roy Horne and star Sydney Sweeney!
No comments:
Post a Comment