The classic 1980s sci-fi novel from William Gibson, Neuromancer is finally headed to the small screen with a just announced TV series from Apple TV+, THR reports today.
THR reports, “The tech giant and streamer has handed out a 10-episode series order to the drama based on the 1984 cyberpunk novel that launched Gibson’s career and the so-called Sprawl trilogy that also includes novels Count Zero (1986) and Mona Lisa Overdrive (1988).”
Graham Roland (“Dark Winds”) and JD Dillard (“The Twilight Zone”) created the series for Apple TV+, a co-production between Skydance Television and Anonymous Content.
Roland will serve as the showrunner, with Dillard directing the pilot.
In the series, “a damaged, top-rung super-hacker named Case is thrust into a web of digital espionage and high stakes crime with his partner Molly, a razor-girl assassin with mirrored eyes, aiming to pull a heist on a corporate dynasty with untold secrets.”
“We’re incredibly excited to be bringing this iconic property to Apple TV+,” said creators and executive producers Roland and Dillard. “Since we became friends nearly 10 years ago, we’ve looked for something to team up on, so this collaboration marks a dream come true. Neuromancer has inspired so much of the science fiction that’s come after it and we’re looking forward to bringing television audiences into Gibson’s definitive ‘cyberpunk’ world.”
Singer Drake’s DreamCrew Entertainment is also on board to produce.
THR reports, “The tech giant and streamer has handed out a 10-episode series order to the drama based on the 1984 cyberpunk novel that launched Gibson’s career and the so-called Sprawl trilogy that also includes novels Count Zero (1986) and Mona Lisa Overdrive (1988).”
Graham Roland (“Dark Winds”) and JD Dillard (“The Twilight Zone”) created the series for Apple TV+, a co-production between Skydance Television and Anonymous Content.
Roland will serve as the showrunner, with Dillard directing the pilot.
In the series, “a damaged, top-rung super-hacker named Case is thrust into a web of digital espionage and high stakes crime with his partner Molly, a razor-girl assassin with mirrored eyes, aiming to pull a heist on a corporate dynasty with untold secrets.”
“We’re incredibly excited to be bringing this iconic property to Apple TV+,” said creators and executive producers Roland and Dillard. “Since we became friends nearly 10 years ago, we’ve looked for something to team up on, so this collaboration marks a dream come true. Neuromancer has inspired so much of the science fiction that’s come after it and we’re looking forward to bringing television audiences into Gibson’s definitive ‘cyberpunk’ world.”
Singer Drake’s DreamCrew Entertainment is also on board to produce.
