Guillermo del Toro's long-awaited project A Killing on Carnival Row is finally coming to fruition as an Amazon series.
Amazon Studios and Legendary are teaming up with del Toro on the project, initially picked up by New Line Cinema way back in 2005. However, the project never got off the ground and eventually bounced around several studios and other directors.
However, last year, Legendary acquired the script for A Killing on Carnival Row, bringing the project back to life with del Toro on board. Travis Beacham (Pacific Rim), Rene Echevarria and del Toro will write the pilot, with del Toro directing. Del Toro and Gary Ungar will serve as executive producers.
"We tried to do it for so long as a film that the rights reverted back to Travis as a basic story," said del Toro to The Hollywood Reporter. "And I've always talked about it to anyone that would listen."
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A Killing on Carnival Row is about a fantasy Victorian world where creatures, such as faeries and elves, exist. However, when someone begins killing these supernatural creatures, a detective begins investigating. Eventually, the detective himself becomes a prime suspect and must clear his name.
Del Toro is no stranger to television. His last show, The Strain, based on a book series he co-wrote with Chuck Hogan, premiered last year and was successful enough to garner a second season. With A Killing on Carnival Row, del Toro now has the opportunity to delve more into the details of this new story.
"We always had too many ideas to fit into the feature," says del Toro. "We can now really focus on the world and the politics of what it is to be a magical being in a Victorian steampunk atmosphere where you are seen as a lesser being."
It's unclear whether del Toro will write or direct episodes other than the pilot, as he is a very busy man. He's currently working on season 2 of The Strain and his latest film, Crimson Peak. Not only that, but he has several other projects in development, including Disney's Haunted Mansion 3D and Pacific Rim 2.
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