Michael Crichton’s ‘Sphere’ Is Being Adapted For TV At HBO

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HBO are set to adapt another Michael Crichton novel for a TV drama series, this time turning their attention to underwater thriller Sphere.Westworld executive producer and writer Denise Thé is attached, according to Deadline, alongside Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan’s Kilter Films (also known for their involvement in Westworld), Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey’s Team Downey, and Warner Bros.

Remember “Sphere?” Judging by the film’s tepid box office and it’s quiet legacy, probably not. However, back in 1998, when the film was set to be released, people were excited, as it was directed by Barry Levinson and starred Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, and Samuel L.

Robert Downey, Jr. is helping to develop a new drama series based on Michael Crichton’s sci-fi novel Sphere.The Avengers star and his producer wife Susan Downey have joined forces with Westworld writer and executive producer Denise The, among others, for the HBO project.Adapted by The, Sphere will take viewers on a deep dive into the ocean to examine a newly-discovered alien spacecraft.The 1987 book was previously turned into a film starring Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, and Samuel L. Jackson.

Will Thorne Staff WriterHBO is plotting a return to the “Sphere.”The premium cabler is developing a sci-fi series based on Michael Crichton’s 1987 novel, which was previously adapted into the 1998 film starring Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone and Samuel L. Jackson.This new series version hails from showrunner, writer and executive producer Denise Thé, who is currently an EP on another HBO show in “Westworld.”“Sphere” plunges the audience one thousand feet into the ocean, where a group of scientists confronts the surreal, beautiful, and deadly mysteries of the universe, only to find the people closest to us may prove to be the most alien.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorHBO is developing drama series Sphere based on Michael Crichton’s novel of the same name, from Westworld executive producer/writer Denise Thé, Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan’s Kilter Films (Westworld), Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey’s Team Downey and Warner Bros.