AMC is moving forward swiftly with new supernatural horror show, NOS4A2. The series, which was given the green light earlier in the year, is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Joe Hill, who is also an executive producer.
Zarchary Quinto (Star Trek, Heroes) will be the thing that goes bump in the night…
Quinto is playing the villainous Charlie Manx, an immortal “who sustains himself by feeding on the souls of children. He then drops what remains in Christmasland, a twisted Christmas village of Manx’s imagination where it’s always Christmas and unhappiness is illegal.”
Ashleigh Cummings (The Goldfinch) will be the light to his darkness as young artist Vic McQueen.
“She’s a working-class kid who has such a creative mind that it actually gives her a kind of superpower,” explained showrunner Jami O’Brien. “Charlie Manx becomes aware of her and realises that she may be bad news for him, so he has to figure out pretty quickly what to do about her.”
He added that he has big plans for future seasons. “There’s no limit to the number of folks that we could meet that have interesting powers and interesting landscapes that they inhabit.”
More as we get it.
NOS4A2 release date
The 10-episode series is produced by AMC Studios in association with Tornante Television, and it looks like it could be heading for an autumn 2019 air date, in the US at least. We’ll update you when we hear news of a UK broadcaster.
NOS4A2 crew
Hill’s novel Horns was adapted into a 2014 movie starring Daniel Radcliffe, and he wrote and executive produced the CW reboot of Tales From The Darkside.
“I couldn’t be more excited about the forthcoming adaptation of NOS4A2. I know it’s in good hands with showrunner Jami O’Brien: her beautifully composed scripts show a writer at the height of her powers, one who has an exquisite touch with character and a relentless instinct for suspense,” Hill said in a statement. “AMC’s record speaks for itself: who wouldn’t want to be in business with the ‘Mad Men’ who ‘Broke Bad’ and made ‘The Dead Walk?’ And Tornante’s dedication to bringing singular visions to TV has freed everyone involved to do theirbest and truest work. I can’t wait to see Vic McQueen turn the throttle and go after Charlie Manx in 2019. Let’s ride.”
NOS4A2 was created for TV by Jami O’Brien (Fear The Walking Dead, Hell On Wheels), who will be the showrunner and will executive produce along with Lauren Corrao, Co-President of Tornante Television.
“I loved Joe Hill’s fantastic book from the moment I read it, and look forward to continuing to work with Joe, AMC, and Tornante on this exciting material,” O’Brien said.
NOS4A2 story
Here’s the official synopsis of Hill’s book from Amazon, which gives us further details on the bigger story:
“Victoria McQueen has a secret gift for finding things: a misplaced bracelet, a missing photograph, answers to unanswerable questions
On her Raleigh Tuff Burner bike, she makes her way to a rickety covered bridge that, within moments, takes her wherever she needs to go, whether it’s across Massachusetts or across the country.
Charles Talent Manx has a way with children. He likes to take them for rides in his 1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith with the NOS4A2 vanity plate. With his old car, he can slip right out of the everyday world, and onto the hidden roads that transport them to an astonishing – and terrifying – playground of amusements he calls ‘Christmasland.’
Then, one day, Vic goes looking for trouble—and finds Manx. That was a lifetime ago. Now Vic, the only kid to ever escape Manx’s unmitigated evil, is all grown up and desperate to forget. But Charlie Manx never stopped thinking about Victoria McQueen. He’s on the road again and he’s picked up a new passenger: Vic’s own son.”