‘Gattaca’ TV Series in Development at Showtime
variety.comJoe Otterson TV Reporter A series adaptation of “Gattaca” is in development at Showtime, Variety has learned from sources. Exact plot details on the series are still under wraps, but sources say that Alex Gansa is attached to serve as showrunner and executive producer, with Gansa’s partner Howard Gordon also executive producing.
They co-created the show with Craig Borten, who also executive produces. Sony Pictures Television will produce, with Gansa and Gordon currently under an overall deal at independent studio.
Sources stress that deals for the project are not yet closed. Showtime and Sony declined to comment. This is not the first time that a series adaptation of “Gattaca” has been attempted.
In 2009, it was reported that Sony Pictures Television was developing their own police procedural version of the film, though that project ultimately did not go forward.
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