Steven Spielberg is developing a TV series based on his 2002 hit sci-fi movie Minority Report that will be written by Godzilla scribe Max Borenstein and produced by Amblin Television, an individual familiar with the project has told TheWrap. Based on a futuristic story by Philip K. Dick, Minority Report starred Tom Cruise as the head of “PreCrime,” a special police unit that uses three psychics (i.e. “precogs”) to identify and arrest murderers before they commit their crimes. The protagonist is forced to go on the run when he's accused of a future murder himself.
A weekly series will likely to focus on the elite PreCrime unit, with Spielberg expected to target a name actor for the lead, just as he did with Halle Berry on CBS’ sci-fi series Extant. At least one current TV show seems to have drawn inspiration from “Minority Report,” as CBS’ Person of Interest, from J.J. Abrams and Jonah Nolan, follows an ex-CIA hitman and a scientist who team up to prevent crimes before they happen. The show has performed well, indicating there may be more interest in the subject matter.
Intriguing.........Loved the movie, wonder how it translates to TV.
