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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jul 29, 2015 9:57:01 GMT -6
deadline.com/2015/07/blood-drive-grindhouse-series-syfy-john-hlavin-david-straiton-1201486654/Syfy Orders Grindhouse Series ‘Blood Drive’ From John Hlavin & David Straiton Syfy is tapping into the classic grindhouse movie tradition with Blood Drive, which has received a 13-episode straight-to-series order. The drama, from Universal Cable Prods. and executive producers John Hlavin (Underworld: Awakening) and David Straiton (Bates Motel), who will also direct, is described as a high-octane, over-the-top scripted series set in a near-apocalyptic future that centers around LA’s last good cop who is forced to join a twisted, gory cross-country death race — with cars powered by blood and a dangerous femme fatale partner who sees people as fuel. James Roland wrote the pilot under Hlavin’s supervision and will serve as supervising producer. Fredrik Malmberg (Conan The Barbarian) and Mark Wheeler will serve as producers. “This highly stylized roller coaster ride is a throwback to 1970s grindhouse cinema,” said Syfy president Dave Howe. Added UCP president Jeff Wachtel, “The combination of gritty action and dark humor can push the envelope in some fun and unexpected ways.” Syfy has been ramping up its series slate in the past year or so, often employing the straight-to-series model, including for upcoming alien drama Hunters, also from UCP as well as studio-based producer Gale Anne Hurd, and space opera The Espanse, from Alcon. In addition to Blood Drive, Hlavin also has pilot Shooter, based on the Mark Wahlberg movie, at USA and UCP.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Sept 6, 2017 23:21:09 GMT -6
deadline.com/2017/09/blood-drive-syfy-canceled-james-roland-1202163195/‘Blood Drive’ To End After One Season Blood Drive series creator James Roland took to his blog “Midnight Groundhouse” to announce that his Syfy series has been canceled. “Unfortunately, your suspicions are correct. Syfy has canceled Blood Drive after one season. If this news makes you angry or sad, you’re not alone. I found out not too long ago, but have been trying to think of a way to tell you guys since I felt it was up to me to let the fans know,” Roland wrote on his blog. “Ultimately I decided to wait until after the final episode aired so the news did not taint your experience. It simply didn’t seem right to burst the bubble so early, especially with how the last episode plays out. We always planned for a season two, but now that the future of the show is uncertain the final scenes seem so much more … final.” After a promising start, opening with 834,000 million viewers, Blood Drive‘s ratings quickly dropped, and it averaged 300,000-400.000 viewers for most of its run. The season — and now series finale — aired tonight on Syfy. Each week of the series was slated to feature a new grindhouse inspiration – cannibals, monsters, cults, lawmen, and nymphos and amazons. The series debuted on June 14 with Psych alum James Roday directing the first two episodes, which were set in a near-apocalyptic future and followed Arthur Bailey (Alan Ritchson), the last good cop in Los Angeles. After being forced to join a twisted cross-country death race, he realizes his only hope of survival is Grace (Christina Ochoa), a dangerous femme fatale with a need for speed. One other little thing: The cars run on human blood. The series hailed from Universal Cable Productions and executive producers John Hlavin (Underworld Awakening), David Straiton (Bates Motel) and Frederik Malmberg (Let Me In), along with producer Mark Wheeler (Becoming). Roland created the project and is a co-executive producer on the series.
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