New Series from 'Game of Thrones' Creator Gets Pilot
by EG
Syfy is fast-tracking George R.R. Martin's Nightflyers.
The NBCUniversal-owned cable network has picked up the drama based on the Game of Thrones creator's novella to pilot.
The news comes a month after Syfy put the Universal Cable Productions drama in development as part of its upfront presentation to ad buyers.
Based on Martin's 1987 novella and film of the same name, Nightflyers is set in the future on the eve of Earth's destruction and follows a crew of explorers who journey on the most advanced ship in the galaxy, The Nightflyer, to intercept a mysterious alien spacecraft that might hold the key to their survival. As the crew nears their destination, they discover that the ship’s artificial intelligence and never-seen captain may be steering them into deadly and unspeakable horrors deep in the dark reaches of space.
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Game of Thrones will return to HBO in July.