Sci-Fi Film and Television Developments

Syns
12/8/08 - Showtime is developing a character-driven SF-themed drama called Syns with Jericho consulting producer John McNamara and Supernatural supervising producer/writer Sera Gamble, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  Syns (formerly Dolls' Hospital) centers on a world in which humanlike synthetic organisms, known as Syns, are used for various purposes. Showtime has bought U.S. rights to the project, which originally was developed at the BBC.  Stephen Volk created the British version; Gamble and McNamara are credited as co-creator/executive producers on the U.S. version. Gamble also is writing the script. Clerkenwell Films is producing with Pangea.

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