Netflix will co-produce and have first-run rights to the show outside of the U.S. Martin will be credited as an exec producer, though he is not expected to have a heavy hand in Nightflyersgiven his overall deal with HBO, where he’s currently co-writing two of the four potential Game of Thrones follow-ups in the works. Andrew McCarthy will be a producer-director on the project. Robert Jaffe, who penned the feature film based on Martin’s novel, is set as a producer. Neuhauser of Lloyd Ivan Miller Productions. Smith) and Doug Liman ( Suits) of Hypnotic Alison Rosenzweig and Michael Gaeta ( Jacob’s Ladder) of Gaeta Rosenzweig Films and Lloyd Ivan Miller and Alice P. Exec producers also include Gene Klein ( Suits), David Bartis ( Mr. There's no word yet as to when exactly Martin's fans can expect to see Nightflyers on the small screen.Jeff Buhler ( Jacob’s Ladder) penned the script and executive produces the UCP drama alongside Daniel Cerone ( The Blacklist), who will serve as showrunner. The producer will be Robert Jaffe, who wrote the screenplay for the 1987 film version. While Martin serves as an executive producer for Game of Thrones, he will be entirely uninvolved in the production of SyFy's take on Nightflyers, as his contract with HBO prohibits it.

The film grossed $1.2 million in the United States. It currently has an audience score of 9% on Rotten Tomatoes and is rated 3.9 out of 10 stars on IMDb. In 1987, the book was adapted into a feature film that starred the late James Avery, who would go on to play Uncle Phil in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. This isn't the first time the entertainment industry has taken an interest in Nightflyers. Taking a page from 2001: A Space Odyssey, the artificial intelligence system guiding the crew's ship turns evil, complicating the mission. Unlike the land-based Game of Thrones series, Nightflyers is a more traditional science fiction story about a crew of space explorers on a mission to intercept a mysterious alien spacecraft they believe may be able to save the Earth from destruction. Related: HBO is working on four different 'Game of Thrones' spinoffs The fantasy author's 1980 novella Nightflyers is being developed into a series for the SyFy network, according to The Hollywood Reporter. As Game of Thrones fans gear up for this summer's Season 7 premiere, George RR Martin is making moves to expand his own kingdom.

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