‘Weird NJ’ Horror-Comedy Series In Works From Sony Pictures Television
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Weird NJ is coming to the small screen. Sony Pictures Television has acquired the rights to Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman’s Weird NJ magazines and broader Weird U.S franchise for development as a live-action horror-comedy series.
The project hails from Little Demon co-creator Kieran Valla and NJ native and filmmaker David Kaufmann and Vertigo Entertainment.First published in 1993, Weird NJ is a beloved travel guide to the places you won’t find on a tourist map.
By focusing on locations and stories that are weird, odd or unique — all told by local New Jerseyans — Moran and Sceurman have become the keepers of New Jersey’s most interesting folklore and untold history.
They most recently published their 58th issue.The show will be based on the well-known Weird NJ magazines about an estranged family that is forced by destiny to protect New Jersey from evil, they must temper their resentments and battle a supernatural adversary, who plans to destroy the Garden State and then the world.
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