He’s busy bringing an apocalypse upon the world in the shape of, er, Apocalypse in the new X-Men film, but it looks like Bryan Singer is ready to have the planet plunged into chaos and conflict on the small screen, too.
Singer is acting as executive producer on what is currently called World War III, for which Aaron and Matthew Benay will be doing the heavy lifting of writing and show-running should the concept go beyond the initial stages. Here’s the blurb… “As the world’s geopolitical balance shifts and the next global conflict explodes, America’s Heartland will become Occupied Territory. One man with a troubled past will galvanise a resistance movement, calling upon ordinary citizens to become the extraordinary heroes of WWIII.” Sounds a little bit like Amazon’s The Man In The High Castle, though without the alt-World War II history angle.
It’s all part of a slate of shows being developed by US cable channel Spike, which also includes Secret America, about a paranoid future US where the government has become so concerned about potential terrorists that everyone is monitored and one family must survive, which comes from Non-Stop’s Jaume Collet-Serra; Mr. In Between, about a high stakes courier; Hummel & Howe, exploring criminals in 19th century New York who become top-notch defence lawyers; and Bad Medicine, a horror thriller about an unconventional doctor whose methods have terrifying consequences.
There’s no word on when they might hit the air either in the States or here, but with the people attached, they might have more of a chance.