Thursday, October 25, 2012

Three different Alice in Wonderland remakes may be coming to a TV near you. Fairy tale inspired shows are enticing cable audiences and multiple networks are planning to jump on the fantasy bandwagon.


Old classics are making a return to mainstream, with stories such as the remake Snow White and The Huntsmen and ABC’s Once Upon a Time. Cable viewers seem to enjoy their fairy tales and old stories with new twists are being shopped around to many major networks.
The CW network has already picked up a new series, titled Beauty & the Beast, for the fall season line-up.  It’s about a girl named Cat, (Kristin Kreuk) who works as a homicide detective and as a teenager she witnesses the death of her mother. The original story of Beauty and the Beast dates back to 1740 France, but this revamped tale takes place in modern times.
Similar to the plot for Beauty & the Beast, CW commissioned the script to a possible Alice in Wonderland show. McG and Peter Johnson, known for shows like Supernatural, The OC  and Chuck, would be producing the hour-long show. 
The TV series is to be called Wunderland and is about a police detective who crosses path between modern day life and fantasy. In Wunderland, the main character discovers a wonderland hidden underneath Los Angeles.
NBC is also developing an Alice in Wonderland series, called Wonderland. It is set in the future, where Alice now reigns as queen of Wonderland. CSI creator, Anthony Zuiker, is set to produce the show and Whit Anderson will write it.
The third network to be producing an Alice in Wonderland inspired show is Lionsgate. Zenescope’s Alice In Wonderland novels are being adapted into a TV series, the graphic novels have lots of bright drawings of an overtly sexual adult Alice. She fights to save humanity, despite the insanity of the strange world she lives in. The executive producer will be Brian Robbins, who is known for Smallville and One Tree Hill.
Viewers will soon see which version/s of these Alice in Wonderland adaptations will make it past the pilot. Although all versions seem very different, Alice remakes have been done many times, and some are worried about Hollywood’s lack of originality. Though, these are just some of the multiple story ideas that networks are considering for the 2013-2014 line-up.

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