Are television networks ready for a David Cronenberg series?
The legendary horror director, David Cronenberg was at the Venice Film Festival receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award when he announced that he is developing a television series.
“Just because you’re making a horror film doesn’t mean you can’t make an artful film.” – David Cronenberg
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David Cronenberg is a well-respected director in the horror genre. His name is frequently mentioned with the other members of the pantheon, Carpenter, Romero and Hooper. Ever since he came onto the scene with the gritty Rabid in 1977, he has consistently delivered and honed his craft with every succeeding cinematic effort.
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With the landscape of filmmaking changing and more talented artists preferring to provide products to streaming services it should come as no shock at the announcement that Cronenberg made at the Venice Film Festival. Picking up a Lifetime Achievement Award for his tremendous contributions to cinema, Variety reported that the director is “working on a long-form personal TV project.”
Understandably so, journalists wanted more details but unfortunately, Cronenberg had to decline further information because he “can’t talk about it yet.” This is definitely exciting news for fans of his because he hasn’t done anything since Maps to the Stars in 2014.
Cronenberg has been quite vocal on the future of movie-making by saying that “It is evolving. Today TV screens are getting bigger and bigger and therefore the difference between theatre and domestic viewing has become really flimsy.”
No Stranger to the Small Screen
Television is an arena that he has been in before. In 1972, he directed one episode of the science fiction show Programme X. Following that stint, he helmed two episodes of the comedy series Peep Show.
Friday the 13th: The Series was lucky enough to nab him in 1988 for Faith Healer. He also worked on Scales of Justice which was a show that recreated famous Canadian criminal cases and trials.
Take a look at the promo for Faith Healer:
All I can say as an admirer of Cronenberg’s films, I cannot wait to see what he has in store for the smaller screen. Hopefully, he will partner with a network that will give him artistic freedom.
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