By Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The adaptation of Korean post-apocalyptic film “Snowpiercer” into an American television series took a tumultuous, multiyear journey.
And that was even before the coronavirus pandemic brought a dose of real-life calamity into the world right before launch. Now TNT is about to premiere a show about people isolated indoors in order to survive a world gone mad, just as audiences are experiencing somewhat similar circumstances.
But rather than shelve the show, the network is leaning into the unexpected timing, and has even moved up the premiere from May 31 to May 17. “People are home watching television,” says Brett Weitz, general manager of TNT, TBS and TruTV. “They want an escape, and they want
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