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Brandon Sanderson’s Skyward–the first book in his Cytoverse series–is getting a television adaptation from Tomorrow Studios. Deadline gives the following description of the property:
Humanity is trapped on a harsh planet and constantly under attack by mysterious alien forces. The story follows Spensa Nightshade, a determined pilot who dreams of joining the fighter corps to defend humanity and redeem her disgraced father’s legacy. Blending high-stakes aerial combat, advanced technology, and themes of courage, identity, and discovery, the series explores both the secrets of the galaxy and Spensa’s growth from an outsider into a key figure in humanity’s fight for survival.
Sanderson will be writing the pilot himself along with Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.). No network or streaming service is attached at this point, but this one will certainly draw some interest.
FX has given a series order for the genre comedy Very Young Frankenstein after viewing the pilot for the show. That one is based on the classic 1974 Mel Brooks film Young Frankenstein, and the series comes from Stefani Robinson, Taika Waititi and Garrett Basch who previously did What We Do in the Shadows for FX. Not much is known about the series at this point, but it will star Zach Galifianakis, Dolly Wells, Spencer House, and Cary Elwes.
The Handmaid’s Tale sequel series The Testaments has been renewed for a second season by Hulu. A listing for the second season appeared in Production Weekly in April, and the creative team are currently targeting around three seasons total for the show.
In casting news, John Carroll Lynch and Mat Fraser will be returning to American Horror Story for its upcoming thirteenth season, and they will be joined by Mena Suvari and Berto Colón. Already set for that season are Ariana Grande, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Jessica Lange, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Gabourey Sidibe, John Waters and Leslie Grossman.
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Sci Fi TV Premieres:
Star City (Apple TV): This spin-off of For All Mankind delivers a propulsive paranoid thriller that takes us back to the key moment in the alt-history retelling of the space race — when the Soviet Union became the first nation to put a man on the moon. But this time, we explore the story from behind the Iron Curtain, showing the lives of the cosmonauts, the engineers and the intelligence officers embedded among them in the Soviet space program, and the risks they all took to propel humankind forward. The first two episodes will be available on Friday.
Also premiering this week is Spider-Noir which will release all episodes on Prime Video on Wednesday. Wrapping up is The Testaments which has its Season 1 finale on Wednesday, and For All Mankind (Apple TV) which releases its Season 5 finale on Friday. You can see the three-month schedule of sci fi and fantasy TV shows at this link.
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