Syfy To Adapt Brian Wood And Riccardo Burchielli’s ‘DMZ’!

Brieflly: Since Syfy’s latest drama Helix isn’t faring too well with fans, maybe this news will keep you interested in the network:

DMZ, the DC series by Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli, is being adapted for television. Not familiar with with the property? Here’s the synopsis for the series, which ran monthly from 2005 – 2012:

In the near future, America’s worst nightmare has come true. With military adventurism overseas bogging down the Army and National Guard, the U.S. government mistakenly neglects the very real threat of anti-establishment militias scattered across the 50 states. Like a sleeping giant, Middle America rises up and violently pushes its way to the shining seas, coming to a standstill at the line in the sand — Manhattan or, as the world now knows it, the DMZ.

 

Matty Roth, a naïve young man and aspiring photojournalist, lands a dream gig following a veteran war journalist into the heart of the DMZ. Things soon go terribly wrong, and Matty finds himself lost and alone in a world he’s only seen on television. There, he is faced with a choice: try to find a way off the island, or make his career with an assignment most journalists would kill for. But can he survive in a war zone long enough to report the truth?

The critically acclaimed, award winning series, sounds interesting as hell, and it’s got some very successful producers already attached. Andre and Maria Jacquemetton, former Mad Men executive producers, and Gravity producer David Heyman have all joined the project.

There has been no work on a premiere date, or any actors at this time, but we’ll be sure to fill you in as we learn more. Were you a fan of the comic? What do you hope to see from a series? Sound out below!

Source: Deadline