One of the companies responsible for Netflix’s success, Warp Films guaranteed rights to a new production
The producer responsible for Adolescenceone of Netflix’s biggest hits, prepares for a new project. Now they plan to create a TV show based on the 1980s movie Threads – Nuclear Catastrophe.
Launched in 1984, production accompanies the history of two families of Sheffield, England, who try to survive the destruction of a fictitious nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Threads It was created at the height of the Cold War, when the possibility of a devastating conflict was real. Initially displayed by BBC In the United Kingdom, the film arrived a few months later in the US and became one of the most watched cable programs in history.
Now it was revealed that the WARP FILMSone of the producers responsible for Adolescenceguaranteed the rights to create an adaptation of the film. In an interview with Radio Times (via NME), the founder and executive president of Warp, Mark Herberthe said: “Threads It was, and remains, a relentlessly honest drama that imagines the devastating effects of nuclear conflict on ordinary people. This story aligns perfectly with our ethos of counting powerful and grounded narratives that deeply connect with the public. ”
If the project goes ahead, we can expect another great streaming success. About a month after debuting in Netflix, Adolescence It accumulated over 100 million views and entered the top 10 of the most watched on the platform.
Production shows the life of a family turning upside down when Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper), a 13 -year -old boy is detained and accused of murdering a schoolmate.
Through the history of Jamieproduction discusses topics such as bullying, toxic masculinity and misogyny. Furthermore, Adolescence It also draws attention because it has been filmed entirely in the sequence plane, that is, without cuts.
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Source: Rollingstone
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