HBO is set to develop a sci-fi series based on Michael Crichton’s 1987 novel “Sphere,” the second screen adaptation following Barry Levinson’s well-cast but poorly reviewed 1998 film starring Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, Liev Schrieber and Queen Latifah.
The story takes place under the sea where a group of scientists are brought in to explore what appears to be a several millennia old crashed spacecraft embedded in the ocean floor. As they unravel its mysteries they find the people closest to us may prove to be the most alien.
This new series version hails from showrunner, writer and executive producer Denise The (“Westworld,” “Person of Interest”) with Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s Kilter Film and Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey’s Team Downey all producing for Warner Bros. Television.
The project is separate from Nolan and Joy’s massive overall deal at Amazon last year, though their planned adaptation of the “Fallout” video game franchise is at the streamer.
Source: Variety
