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An adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s long-running
Wild Cards superhero series has a new home it’s jumping from Hulu to NBC’s Peacock, according to
The Hollywood Reporter. With the move, the show’s producers are now looking for a new writer.
While Martin is best known for his
A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series thanks to HBO’s
Game of Thrones, he’s also known for
Wild Cards. The project started out in 1983 with a roleplaying game campaign, SuperWorld, that had been gifted to Martin by fellow author Vic Milan. “It triggered a two-year-long role playing orgy that engulfed not only me, but the rest of my Albuquerque gaming circle as well,” Martin wrote for Tor.com back in 2011. “We had great fun while the addiction lasted, but in the end I came to the realization that the game was absorbing too much of my time and creative energies.” He turned those creative energies into writing up some of the stories that he and
Game of Thrones Creator George R.R. Martin s Wild Cards Series Moves To Peacock From Hulu
Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin is heading towards a new television destination. After two years in development at Hulu, the show is switching streaming services and will further develop at NBCUniveral s Peacock platform. The series adapts the long-running shared universe of superhero novels and short stories that Martin has edited and written for since 1987. According to
The Hollywood Reporter, NBCUniversal quickly scooped up the series for its new streamer after Hulu passed on on the project last year. Universal Content Productions, which NBCUniversal owns, maintains the
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