‘Terminator’ TV Series in Development with ‘X-Men’ Writers

[Wang Chung]

“Terminator†continues to make good on its “I’ll be back†promise — this time, with a new TV show.

Skydance Prods. and Annapurna Pictures — the shingles behind Paramount’s 2015 “Terminator†reboot — have teamed to develop a fresh “Terminator†television series, hiring “X-Men: First Class†scribes Zack Stentz and Ashley Miller to write and exec produce.

TV project is said to follow a critical moment from the first “Terminator†film — where the film’s story goes one way, the upcoming television show will take that same moment in a completely different direction. Skydance and Annapurna expect the new “Terminator†TV series and rebooted “Terminator†film franchise to have intersecting narratives, as well.

Megan Ellison of Annapurna will produce the “Terminator†TV series with David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Marcy Ross of Skydance. Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier are on board as exec producers.

This won’t be the first time that “Terminator†has received the small screen treatment. “The Sarah Connor Chronicles,†a spinoff from the film franchise, aired on Fox for two seasons, from 2008-2009. Both Stentz and Miller worked on the drama as producers and scribes.

The pair’s credits also include Fox’s “Fringe†and feature film “Thor.†They are repped by Principato-Young.

I hope it ties into the reboot/sequel and makes it that much better but I don't have much faith in any of the Terminator films since T2.

 

[Swinny]

Well I feel good about whose writing it, so that interests me.

I actually liked what I saw of the Sarah Connor Chronicles though, although I haven't seen that much of it and I know a lot of people hated it.

 

[Castiel]

I was a big fan of First Class and I do think there's potential in a Terminator series, it just may be tough to do, so I'll give it a shot. I barely saw any of The Sarah Connor Chronicles.