“The Dark City” from the director of the film “The Raven” will become a TV series

Neo-noir science fiction film “Dark City“will be turned into a serial, which will be produced by the director of the original 1998 film Alex Proyas (“CrowThe Australian director spoke about this during a conversation regarding his new short film Mask of the evil apparition, whose actions take place in the same universe.

The TV adaptation of Dark City is in a very early stage of development, Proyas said. At the moment, he is engaged in coming up with a new story, which, in fact, will become a rethinking of the original, absorbing all the best and discarding what was then superfluous.

The events of the picture took place in a city where the sun never rises, and in the center of the plot was the character of Rufus Sewell. Waking up devoid of memories, he is accused of murder. While trying to get to the bottom of the truth, he also reveals a big secret regarding the sinister group with superpowers.

Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Melissa George and Jennifer Connelly star in Dark City. The film itself was highly acclaimed by critics and was considered by many to be a major influence on the Matrix franchise, the first part of which was released a year later.

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