Steven Soderbergh’s turn-of-the-century medical drama “The Knick,” which ran for two seasons on Cinemax from 2014-2016, may soon be revived thanks to two key talents from “Moonlight”.
Two years ago it was reported director Barry Jenkins and actor Andre Holland were discussing the idea of reviving the series for a brand new season with Holland’s Dr. Algernon C. Edwards character becoming the focus following Clive Owen’s lead character exit at the end of the second season.
At the time the rumor was that Jenkins would direct part or all of the season, but it was all still very early and could easily not have coalesced. Currently out promoting mobile-phone thriller “Wireless” on Quibi, Soderbergh confirmed to The Playlist that it’s indeed real and he would only stay on in an executive producer role.
“Yeah. [André] and Barry took that on. I told them, ‘Look, I had, I had my shot. Godspeed, take it in whatever direction you want.’ I’m very passive on that. That’s all Barry’s baby.
Soderbergh also confirmed that original creators, showrunners, and writers Jack Amiel and Michael Begler were back on board and had already written a pilot episode:
[Andre and Barry] came up with a really great approach with Jack and Michael. And that seems to be advancing rapidly. I just read the pilot, which is terrific.”
Holland worked with Soderbergh not just on “The Knick” but also on Netflix’s “High Flying Bird” and confirmed a sequel has already been penned, though it’s not a direct sequel so much as a “slightly different” different follow-up: “That’s really strong and incredibly timely, but it’s slightly different. It’s still sports, but it, but in a different context and I read it thinking, ‘Well, this all should happen soon. We need to like hit the gas pedal right now'”
Soderbergh also confirmed that he wouldn’t be directing, but that he and Holland were already eyeing new talent to take over.
