Charles’s answer to “I would love to see Netflix do a series based on the Laundry books. Has anyone optioned them?” > Likes and Comments
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That would be awesome.
Holy ...! Really?! I'm writing a reminder right now, to ask you in a month AND two.
Sneaky! You totally DID comment on that :)
On second thoughts, I can say that Netflix won't be doing a series based on the Laundry files.
The second half of the question ... the books were optioned circa 2007-09 by an American company but nothing came of it. Since then, there have been a lot of discussions over the years.
What the heck?!?! The guy from The Middleman did a whack at Atrocity Archives? Definitely need to read. Thanks!
I got 7 pages into that screenplay. Didn't care for it.
Finished it, but yeah. There's a lot of choices in there I Did Not Like, and I'm a fan of JGM. Mhari was as expected, but Mo wasn't Mo. and.... yeah. Not a fan.
I've had the pleasure of working on three Netflix shows and I really appreciate their approach.
MB: you might want to reconsider whether Mhari is Mhari-as-expected after "The Labyrinth Index" is out—it's her novel!
(And I'm still waiting on paperwork, so still can't answer the original question yet.)
Heh. More commenting on JGM's characterizations more than anything else. And looking forward to you getting the paperwork - and hopefully some "shut the muse in a footlocker" money for it.
Central image for me is that the Laundry is "Smiley's" world gone "batshit". A Chinese laundry in Chinatown America. Seriously. Resist! Resist the Baleful ones of Hollywood Mr Stross.
So, OGH... any more news? Thanks, sir!
Whoops, missed this comment: yes, the Laundry Files has been optioned for TV by a British production company with a track record doing drama for Channel 4. No news as yet (it's been about a year)—this stuff takes time!
Keeping fingers crossed that their interpretation is a good one.
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Holy ...! Really?! I'm writing a reminder right now, to ask you in a month AND two.
Sneaky! You totally DID comment on that :)
On second thoughts, I can say that Netflix won't be doing a series based on the Laundry files. The second half of the question ... the books were optioned circa 2007-09 by an American company but nothing came of it. Since then, there have been a lot of discussions over the years.
What the heck?!?! The guy from The Middleman did a whack at Atrocity Archives? Definitely need to read. Thanks!
I got 7 pages into that screenplay. Didn't care for it.
Finished it, but yeah. There's a lot of choices in there I Did Not Like, and I'm a fan of JGM. Mhari was as expected, but Mo wasn't Mo. and.... yeah. Not a fan.
I've had the pleasure of working on three Netflix shows and I really appreciate their approach.
MB: you might want to reconsider whether Mhari is Mhari-as-expected after "The Labyrinth Index" is out—it's her novel!(And I'm still waiting on paperwork, so still can't answer the original question yet.)
Heh. More commenting on JGM's characterizations more than anything else. And looking forward to you getting the paperwork - and hopefully some "shut the muse in a footlocker" money for it.
Central image for me is that the Laundry is "Smiley's" world gone "batshit". A Chinese laundry in Chinatown America. Seriously. Resist! Resist the Baleful ones of Hollywood Mr Stross.
So, OGH... any more news? Thanks, sir!
Whoops, missed this comment: yes, the Laundry Files has been optioned for TV by a British production company with a track record doing drama for Channel 4. No news as yet (it's been about a year)—this stuff takes time!
Keeping fingers crossed that their interpretation is a good one.
