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. Television.Set to be adapted from Crichton’s 1987 novel by Thé, Sphere finds a group of scientists exploring a mystery vessel discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
The story was previously developed into a film of the same name in 1998, starring Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, and Samuel L.
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