Emerald City (TV series)

Emerald City
Genre
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
Based on Oz book series 
by L. Frank Baum
Written by David Schulner
Directed by Tarsem Singh
Starring
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Executive producer(s)
Camera setup Single camera
Production company(s) Universal Television
Shaun Cassidy Productions
Mount Moriah
Release
Original network NBC
Picture format 1080i (16:9 HDTV)
External links
Website

Emerald City is an upcoming American fantasy television series based on the Land of Oz book series written by L. Frank Baum. A 10-episode first season has been ordered straight to series by NBC on April 15, 2015.[2]

Development and production

The series was created by Matthew Arnold who pitched a dark, edgy version of The Wizard of Oz to Universal Television. Arnold wrote the pilot script, which then received a 10 episode direct-to-series order on NBC. Josh Friedman was brought on as showrunner.[3]

The series was originally slated to air in 2015, with filming scheduled to begin in 2014.[4] However, the series was canceled before entering production due to creative differences between Friedman and the studio.[5]

On April 15, 2015, NBC reversed course and decided to go ahead with the series after all.[6]

On July 14, 2015, it was announced that Tarsem Singh would direct all 10 episodes of season 1,[7] with David Schulner as new showrunner, replacing Josh Friedman.[8]

Cast

References

  1. 1 2 "About Emerald City". NBCUniversal MediaVillage. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. Wagmeister, Elizabeth (April 16, 2015). "NBC Revives 'Emerald City' Drama with 10-Episode Order". Variety. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  3. Andreeva, Nellie (August 23, 2013). "NBC Buys ‘Wizard Of Oz’ Drama From Matt Arnold As Frank Baum’s Classic Becomes The Hottest TV Property This Season". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  4. Kondolojy, Amanda (January 19, 2014). "NBC Greenlights Drama Series 'Emerald City' and Miniseries 'The Slap'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  5. Bibel, Sara (August 22, 2014). "'Emerald City' Canceled by NBC Before Start of Production". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
  6. Andreeva, Nellie (April 15, 2015). "‘Emerald City’ Resurrected By NBC With Straight-To-Series Order, New Writer". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Hipes, Patrick (July 14, 2015). "‘Emerald City’ Series: Tarsem Singh To Direct All 10 Episodes, Three More Join Cast". Deadline.com. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  8. Nemiroff, Perri (July 14, 2015). "Tarsem Singh Set to Direct All 10 Episodes of NBC’s EMERALD CITY". Collider.com. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  9. Andreeva, Nellie (June 15, 2015). "NBC’s Emerald City Casts Adria Arjona As Dorothy". Deadline.com. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 Wagmeister, Elizabeth (October 21, 2015). "Vincent D’Onofrio Cast as the Wizard of Oz in NBC’s ‘Emerald City’". Variety. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  11. http://tvline.com/2015/12/08/emerald-city-joely-richardson-cast-glinda/

External links

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