

The Wizard of Oz is one of the most well-known stories in all of cinema and literature. Here's the basic logline for the new Wizard of Oz TV series: When the return of a long-exiled Witch brings fear, division and war to Oz, the only hope is a servant girl who may become the most powerful and dangerous woman in the land. Johnson and Stephan Bugaj from dj2 Entertainment to executive produce, but they're still in the midst of finalizing a deal for a director.
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Variety reports Legendary Entertainment has hired Now You See Me and Jessica Jones scribe Ed Ricourt to write and produce the series, which doesn't yet have a home for distribution. Find out more about this Wizard of Oz TV series below. Now Legendary Entertainment is doing the latter with a new TV series that will be set in the Land of Oz, but their hope is to introduce stories and characters who have yet to be brought to the screen. Some have taken direct cues from the 1939 movie, while others put their own spin on the world created by author L. The Blacklist has also received an early order for the 2014-15 season.There have been plenty of projects over the years inspired by the classic film The Wizard of Oz. NBC first put The Slap - based on the Australian mini - in development in October 2012, eyeing it as an eight-episode order.īoth orders follow the network’s previous straight-to-series green light for Tina Fey and Robert Carlock‘s comedy vehicle for The Office actress Ellie Kemper. Baitz, a Pulitzer finalist for the play A Fair Country, will write all episodes and executive produce with Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, Ted Gold and Tony Ayres. Written by Jon Robin Baitz ( The West Wing, Brothers & Sisters), The Slap is also produced by Universal Television. Greenblatt and entertainment president Jennifer Salke were confident that it would only run as a miniseries. This small event sparks a massive family dispute that exposes secrets, prompts a lawsuit and tears the family apart. The event series chronicles the fallout of what happens when a man slaps another couple’s misbehaving child at a family BBQ. Writer Matt Arnold ( Siberia) and Josh Friedman ( Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, The Finder) will serve as executive producers, with Universal Television producing.Īdditionally, NBC has ordered the eight-part miniseries The Slap. “Or given that there are a number of books to draw from, we could have Emerald City on the air for five years.”ĭescribed as a “dramatic and modern reimagining,” Emerald City focuses on a headstrong 20-year-old Dorothy Gale - unwittingly sent to Oz, where she finds herself at the center of an epic and bloody battle. “Who knows? Emerald City could be over after 10 episodes if we feel we’ve plumbed the depths of what we want to do with that show,” Greenblatt said.


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