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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Oct 18, 2014 8:47:02 GMT -6
variety.com/2014/tv/news/matt-damon-and-ben-affleck-developing-espionage-thriller-with-syfy-1201328744/Matt Damon and Ben Affleck Develop Espionage Thriller With Syfy Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s Pearl Street shingle and CBS Television Studios have partnered with Syfy to develop the TV series “Incorporated,” a futuristic espionage thriller. Set in a world where corporations have seemingly unlimited power, the story will focus on one man’s efforts to beat the system. David and Alex Pastor (“Selfless”, “The Last Days”) will write the pilot. Ted Humphrey (“The Good Wife”) will serve as executive producer/showrunner, with Damon, Affleck and Jennifer Todd also executive producing. Pearl Street Film’s Margaret Chernin will serve as associate producer. Although it is still known for campy projects like “Sharknado,” the deal is another example of how Syfy has been upping its game in scripted content. The cabler recently ordered the alien series “Hunters” from “The Walking Dead’s” Gale Anne Hurd and it is developing “Ghost Brigades,” which is based on the “Old Man’s War” universe book series, with Wolfgang Petersen and Scott Stuber. Its adaptation of the Brad Pitt-Bruce Willis film “12 Monkeys” premieres in January. The Hollywood Reporter first broke the news of the deal.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Apr 6, 2015 13:07:03 GMT -6
deadline.com/2015/04/syfy-teams-with-matt-damon-ben-affleck-for-futuristic-thriller-incorporated-1201405114/Syfy Orders Pilot For ‘Incorporated’, Futuristic Thriller From Matt Damon & Ben Affleck Days after announcing a pilot order for Nerdist News, Syfy returns to the scripted drama field, greenlighting a pilot for the futuristic espionage thriller from Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s Pearl Street Productions, CBS Television Studios and Universal Cable Productions. Set in a dystopian future where companies have unlimited power, Incorporated centers on Ben Larson, an executive who is forced to change his identity in order to infiltrate a cutthroat corporate world and save the woman he loves. In the process, he will take on the entire system – with deadly consequences. Syfy Pilot 'Incorporated'Created by David and Alex Pastor, who wrote and will direct the pilot, Incorporated will explore the growing influence of corporations and private interests in Washington, the slow but steady dismantling of the public sector and the increase of an amazing amount of wealth by an ever shrinking minority. With complex characters and a dark sense of humor, the show will take viewers into a world where the ethical boundaries have been completely redrawn. Ted Humphrey (The Good Wife) will serve as executive producer/showrunner, with Damon, Affleck and Jennifer Todd also executive producing. The project gives Syfy a pair of active drama pilots, joining The Magicians, an adaptation of Lev Grossman’s best-selling fantasy book trilogy. Said Syfy President Dave Howe, “Incorporated is an electrifying example of what science fiction does best: holding a mirror to present realities and projecting forward to a recognizable future in which we face the impact and consequences of our actions.” Added Damon and Affleck: “Incorporated provides us distinct insight into a world dictated by our decisions today. Viewers will delve into the intricacies of our future, one that we are constantly warned of, but as a society have not yet explored.”
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