Sci-Fi Channel announces THING mini-series

Written by MINORITY REPORT screenwriter

By Patrick Sauriol     March 31, 2003
Source: The Sci-Fi Channel

Late Monday afternoon The Sci-Fi Channel announced a long list of projects in development for broadcast in the 2004-2005 season (see our other stories for details on these new shows.) Among the new shows announced was a new mini-series that will "re-envision" THE THING.

Here is how Sci-Fi Channel described the new THING mini-series:

"It's everywhere. It's anything. And it can't be stopped. SCI FI re-envisions the terrifying suspense classic, THE THING, which follows a team of American scientists who discover a bloodthirsty alien life form in the frozen expanse of Antarctica. Swift, stealthy and cunning, this shape-shifting monster assumes the appearance of its victims with the aims of earning the scientists' trust -- and decimating the group from the inside. Who can be trusted, and who is a threat? The miniseries, written by Gary L. Goldman (MINORITY REPORT, TOTAL RECALL), will be distributed by USACE."

Sci-Fi did not give a broadcast date for the project, nor has casting begun on the show.


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