Horror legend Clive Barker has revealed thatTrick ‘r TreatandGodzilla: King of the Monstershelmer Michael Dougherty will serve as a director for the upcomingNightbreedseries adaptation. The originalNightbreed, written and directed by Barker, was released in theaters in 1990. Barker recently spoke about how progress has been going with theNightbreed TV show, confirming that he is now writing “the bible” for the TV series’ plot. Additionally, Barker mentioned that Dougherty will be working as a director for the series and that he’s excited to be working with the filmmaker.
“It’s exciting, after 30 years, to go back to these characters and find out who’s still speaking to me, who wants their story told. My tongue isn’t in my cheek when I say that as when I start a piece, it’s listening. The writing is a piece of listening, I’ve always said I was a journalist and what I was reporting on was the space between my ears,” Barker said of theNightbreedseries.
For several years, a planned TV series adaptation ofNightbreedhas been in the works at Morgan Creek with Barker’s direct involvement. If a name director has since gotten attached, that would suggest that the project is finally progressing towards beginning production.
As of now, withClive Barkerstill fleshing out the story, plot details have not been revealed for the upcoming series. We can presume that it will have a similar storyline to the original movie and the novel it was based on, unless Barker decides to set the series in the same universe.
Based on his horror novellaCabal,Nightbreedfollows a mental patient named Aaron who discovers a mythical place called Midian inhabited by friendly “monsters” hiding out from civilization. Meanwhile, with a serial killer on the loose, Aaron must step up as a reluctant hero for the tribe after coming to terms with his own transformation into one of the “Nightbreed.”
Nightbreedstarred Craig Sheffer as Aaron Boone. The movie also starred Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg, Charles Haid, and Hugh Quarshie.Hellraiserfavorite Doug Bradley also appears in a prominent role. No casting announcements have yet been made for the upcoming series adaptation.
Along with the newNightbreedseries, Clive Barker will also be collaborating withMichael Doughertyon another small screen adaptation of a classic horror movie. In the works at HBO, a plannedHellraiserseries will explore the mythology of the hit horror movie franchise which starred Bradley as Hell Priest — otherwise known as Pinhead. Dougherty will be serving as a writer alongside Mark Verheiden, and David Gordon Green, the director of 2018’sHalloweensequel, will direct several episodes. The three will also executive produce with Danny McBride, Jody Hill, Brandon James, and Roy Lee.
In the meantime, Hulu will release the newClive Barker-inspired movie Books of Bloodon Oct. 7. The series is based on the horror stories found in Barker’s book series of the same name. Brannon Braga directed the project, which was executive produced by Seth MacFarlane. This news comes to us fromComingSoon.net.
