Paramount+ has picked up the rights to the Nicolas Cage-led series adaptation of Eoin Colfer’s novel “Highfire” which was originally set up at Amazon Prime.
Dubbed “True Detective-meets-Pete’s Dragon,” the story is set in a world where dragons once ruled the earth, and Lord Highfire (voiced by Cage) was king of the dragons. Now, however, all Highfire rules over is his shack in Honey Island Swamp in the bayous of Louisiana.
He now goes by the name ‘Vern’ and spends his days hiding out among the alligators, watching cable TV (especially “Flashdance”) and drinking obscene amounts of vodka. He is prepared to do whatever it takes, even if that means violence, to protect his own hide.
His world soon collides with that of Squib, a teenager mixed up in running booze for the local mob, and their mutual struggle for survival becomes entangled in a most unlikely friendship.
Cage will also executive produce with Andrew Mittman and Davey Holmes (“Shameless”) with the latter adapting the novel for MGM/UA Television.
Source: Deadline
