WarnerMedia’s upcoming streaming service HBO Max has handed out a straight-to-series orders for three projects – “Duster”, a “The Shining” spin-off series called “Overlook,” and a “major series” based on DC Comics characters in the “Justice League Dark” universe.
All three shows will be executive produced by J.J. Abrams, his wife and Bad Robot partner Katie McGrath, and Warner Bros. TV Group.
Abrams and LaToya Morgan (“The Walking Dead”) co-write “Duster” which is set in the 1970s Southwest and revolves around the life of a gutsy getaway driver for a growing crime syndicate who goes from awful to wildly, stupidly, dangerously awful.
The ten-episode “Overlook” features iconic characters from the horror thriller and explores the untold, terrifying stories of the most famous haunted hotel in American fiction. Dustin Thomason and Scott Brown (“Castle Rock”) will write and executive produce with the project opening a mini writers room to get a jump on scripts.
Details of the “Justice League Dark” project are under wraps. The comic boasted a team featuring magic-based characters such as Zatanna, Deadman, Swamp Thing and John Constantine. Warners has attempted to get a big-screen version going but never managed it.
These are the first three series to stem from Bad Robot’s newest overall deal with Warners. HBO Max is poised to launch at a date to be determined in May.
Source: THR
