- NBC Orders 'Rosemary's Baby' Miniseries

[olive]

I guess a remake is better than another reality show or something with sean hayes in it




http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/liv...iseries-664500




NBC is formally adapting Rosemary's Baby.


The network on Tuesday ordered the four-hour miniseries based on author Ira Levin's classic 1967 horror novel of the same name. Production will begin in January in Paris.

The mini hails from Lionsgate TV, with Joshua Maurer, Alix Witlin and David Stern on board to executive produce. Scott Abbott (Introducing Dorothy Dandridge) and James Wong (American Horror Story) will write the screenplay, while Agnieszka Holland, who has been nominated for both an Oscar (Europa, Europa) and an Emmy (Treme), will direct. Casting will begin immediately.

"Ira Levin’s mesmerizing book was a groundbreaking reflection on how effective and influential a psychological thriller could be," said Quinn Taylor, executive vp movies, miniseries and international co-productions at NBC. “We’re looking forward to adapting his incredible work and bringing those indelible characters to a new generation of viewers.”

Rosemary’s Baby centers on a young married couple who move into a Paris apartment that has a haunted past. After getting pregnant, the wife becomes increasingly suspicious that both her husband and their neighbors will have ulterior motives when her child is born. The book was later adapted into the Roman Polanski-directed 1968 feature film. The movie earned supporting actress Ruth Gordon an Oscar and Polanski a writing nom.

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The project was one of four miniseries NBC put into development in July, along with its recently scrapped Hillary Clinton scripted entry, and arrived after the network hired Taylor to be its new longform point person. The new take on Rosemary's Baby is the network's latest mini and arrives as event series continues to gain popularity as both broadcast and cable networks look to lure both cache and eyeballs in an increasingly competitive DVR era.

"As we move into the event movie and miniseries space, Rosemary’s Baby represents the kind of attention-getting, surprising project that will make noise for us," said NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke. "The story has been updated and moved to Paris, but it’s faithful to the spirit of Ira Levin’s classic novel. This is a compelling tale wonderfully told.”

“Rosemary’s Baby is an extraordinary project and we’re excited to be in the longform business with NBC,” said Lionsgate Television Group chairman Kevin Beggs.

NBC is also developing a Johnny Carson mini and has Stephen King's Tommyknockers and Mark Burnett's Plymouth in the works.

The Rosemary's Baby adaptation arrives as horror continues to be a hot genre on the small-screen with AMC's The Walking Dead ranking as TV's top scripted drama among the key adults 18-49 set. In addition to Showtime's recently wrapped serial killer drama Dexter, NBC has Hannibal's second season and freshman entry Dracula; Fox will return to The Following in 2014; and FX is continuing to see record ratings for its anthology entry American Horror Story.

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by olive

I guess a remake is better than another reality show.

After not having cable for the past 7 years, I was shocked to see what has become of television recently. The Learning Channel, The History Channel, The Discovery Channel, The Travel Channel, The National Geographic Channel, Animal Planet, A&E, TruTV, etc... none of these former educational channels have anything but trashy reality TV shows now. I mean literally, nothing. Documentaries & movies of substance literally do not air on any of these stations anymore, period, ever. It's shocking how bad TV has become. Makes me wonder what the generation that grows up on this trash will be like? There's no longer any go-to networks which offer substantive, educational, or arts programming. It seems like we're totally dooming our country by eliminating documentary & arts programming.

[olive]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

After not having cable for the past 7 years, I was shocked to see what has become of television recently. The Learning Channel, The History Channel, The Discovery Channel, The Travel Channel, The National Geographic Channel, Animal Planet, A&E, TruTV, etc... none of these former educational channels have anything but trashy reality TV shows now. I mean literally, nothing. Documentaries & movies of substance literally do not air on any of these stations anymore, period, ever. It's shocking how bad TV has become. Makes me wonder what the generation that grows up on this trash will be like? There's no longer any go-to networks which offer substantive, educational, or arts programming. It seems like we're totally dooming our country by eliminating documentary & arts programming.

and there was a time BRAVO was a Monthly Pay Movie channel like HBO but for Foreign Films

[Macfanforever]

TV has been in the toilet for the last 15 to 20 years.Pardon the word toilet.

I agree on one less reality show.

The reality crap from the cable nets filter in on to the big four networks and ruined TV for the last 10 to 15 years.


The Knightrider remake did not last the same with the new Bionic Woman.The new Hawaii Five 5 is still going great but not as good as the 1960's Jack Lord version.

It will be interesting to see how this new Rosemary's Baby miniseries will come out.

[olive]

Originally Posted by Macfanforever

TV has been in the toilet for the last 15 to 20 years.Pardon the word toilet.

I agree on one less reality show.

The reality crap from the cable nets filter in on to the big four networks and ruined TV for the last 10 to 15 years.


The Knightrider remake did not last the same with the new Bionic Woman.The new Hawaii Five 5 is still going great but not as good as the 1960's Jack Lord version.

It will be interesting to see how this new Rosemary's Baby miniseries will come out.

except for the Full Frontal naked old people nothing really has to be cut

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by olive

except for the Full Frontal naked old people nothing really has to be cut

Yes especially now on TV.I remember the first time I seen the movie on HBO when my parents got HBO hooked up around 1975.I had to sneak to view it then.LOL....

[Eponymous]

Originally Posted by olive

I guess a remake is better than another reality show or something with sean hayes in it




http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/liv...iseries-664500


NBC is formally adapting Rosemary's Baby.

The network on Tuesday ordered the four-hour miniseries based on author Ira Levin's classic 1967 horror novel of the same name. Production will begin in January in Paris.
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Rosemary’s Baby centers on a young married couple who move into a Paris apartment that has a haunted past.

I read the book and saw the original movie. I could have sworn the apartment is in New York.

[olive]

Originally Posted by Eponymous

I read the book and saw the original movie. I could have sworn the apartment is in New York.

it was , I thought it may have been a misprint ...http://www.thespec.com/whatson-story...aby-and-paris/


Rosemary's Baby, the classic novel and film about a woman carrying the Devil's baby, is getting a modern updating and a change of scenery. On Tuesday, NBC announced it was green-lighting a four-hour miniseries based on Ira Levin's novel, which also served as the basis for Roman Polanski's 1968 film starring Mia Farrow.

The new miniseries will take place in Paris, with a young married couple moving into an apartment with a creepy history. Pretty soon, the wife is pregnant, her husband and the neighbours are acting funny and there's a growing suspicion that when the baby arrives, it'll have cloven hooves and a pair of horns.

Oscar-nominee Agnieszka Holland will direct the miniseries, which is being written by Scott Abbott and James Wong. Casting is beginning immediately with a January start date for production in Paris.

Both Levin's original novel and Polanski's film were set in New York City. Ruth Gordon, who played one of the neighbours in the film, won a supporting actress Oscar for the role.