The brains behind the Walking Dead comic, Robert Kirkman, has nabbed a new development deal with Fox International Channels. Fox isn’t releasing a series title or any details other than the fact that this new show will be about the world of exorcism. But knowing Kirkman, we’re just going to assume that this series will be bloody — and that’s a good thing.
Here’s the full press release:
Los Angeles– 4 March 2013 – FOX International Channels (FIC),The Walking Dead Creator/Executive Producer Robert Kirkman, Kirkman’s Skybound imprint at Image Comics, and Circle of Confusion are developing a script based on Kirkman’s upcoming comic book series set in the world of exorcism. This partnership emerged from a long-standing and successful relationship between Kirkman and FIC during the ongoing run of AMC’s hit series, The Walking Dead, based on Kirkman’s Eisner Award-winning comic book series, on which FIC is international partner.
Told through the Kirkman prism, the series follows a young man, Kyle Barnes, who has been plagued by
possession since he was a child. Now an adult, he embarks on a spiritual journey to find answers but what he
uncovers could mean the end of life on Earth as we know it. Kirkman will serve as executive producer alongside The Walking Dead executive producer David Alpert of Circle of Confusion.
Kirkman states, “Sharon Tal Yguado and the entire team at FOX International Channels have been instrumental
in making The Walking Dead the worldwide success that it has become. I couldn’t resist the opportunity to
continue working with this forward-thinking and extremely talented group.”
“Exorcism has captivated movie audiences all over the world but has never been explored on television,” said
Sharon Tal Yguado, EVP Global Scripted Programming and Original Development at FIC. “Robert Kirkman, who
forever changed the scope of Cable TV with The Walking Dead, possesses an unparalleled talent of telling big
concept stories in a smart and incredibly genuine way. We couldn’t be more excited to be working with him on this project, which we see as a reinvention of the genre.”
