Things then take a twisted and unexpected turn. As she starts to transmit a message that the Nightflyer ship has sustained serious damage, and the crew has suffered multiple fatalities, a crazed-looking crew member walks in whistling with a axe. Agatha Matheson ( Gretchen Mol) is in the ship and in a panic as she reactivates the gravitational pull. The clip begins with a spaceship floating through space with all kinds of debris. It’s actually a pretty solid and intense opening scene that upped my excitement about seeing the series. Martin’s upcoming sci-fi series Nightflyers. The NBCUniversal-owned cable network has also picked up two new series: Superman prequel Krypton and comic book adaptation Happy.The Syfy Channel has shared the first five minutes of George R.R. Nightflyerswas one of three scripted announcements coming from Syfy on Thursday. Martin’s best-selling anthology Wild Cardsis also in development at Universal Cable Productions, though a network is not yet attached.įor Syfy, Nightflyersjoins a development slate that also includes Brave New World, Hyperionand Stranger in a Strange Land. Nightflyerscomes as Martin’s literary works continue to garner attention following the critical, awards-season and ratings success of HBO’s Game of Thrones. It was published again in 1985 as part of a short-story collection before being adapted for the big screen, where it grossed $1.2 million domestically. Nightflyerswas went on to win Japan’s Seiun Award in 1983 for best foreign-language short story of the year. Martin is not involved, given his overall deal with HBO, where he’s currently co-writing two of the four potential Game of Thrones follow-ups that are in the works. Robert Jaffe, who penned the 1987 feature film based on Martin’s novel, is set as a producer. Neuhauser of Lloyd Ivan Miller Productions. Smith) and Doug Liman ( Suits) of Hypnotic Alison Rosenzweig and Michael Gaeta ( Jacob’s Ladder) of Gaeta Rosenzweig Films and Lloyd Ivan Miller and Alice P. Jeff Buhler ( Jacob’s Ladder) will pen the script and exec produce the Universal Cable Productions project alongside Gene Klein ( Suits), David Bartis ( Mr.

Nightflyers by George R.R. Martin