"Children of Men" The TV Series

By Garth Franklin

"Bionic Woman" executive producer David Eick tells SCI FI Wire that
he's working on a pilot script for a proposed TV series based on P.D.
James' novel "Children of Men".

Alfonso Cuaron's 2006 film of the same name scored great acclaim, but
it departed quite dramatically from the novel - using only the basic
story concepts. This new show is expected to follow James' work much
more closely.

"It's really taking root more in the origins of the novels in that it
will focus on the cultural movement in which young people become the
society's utter focus. Much like our culture, whenever Lindsay Lohan
does something [and] it becomes the headline of every news show, it's
about how, when you don't have a responsibility to the next generation
and you're free to do whatever you want, where do you draw the line?"
says Eick.

Eick adds it will question how society defines responsibility, freedom
and a sense of values when it doesn't necessarily believe humans will
survive as a species. "So it's a very compelling, I think, human
question that science fiction has always explored extremely
provocatively. It's not really a war show like the movie was. It's
more an exploration of that issue."

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