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Writer/producer Jeffrey Bell (‘Harper Island’ and ‘Alias’) signs a seven-figure overall deal with Warner Bros. Television and will helm the upcoming sci-fi drama ‘V’.
Jeffrey Bell at WonderCon, San Francisco 2009.
Writer/producer Jeffrey Bell (‘Harper Island’ and ‘Alias’) has signed a two-year overall deal with Warner Bros. Television.
The seven-figure deal will see Bell develop new projects for the studio, plus join the upcoming sci-fi drama ‘V’ as show runner/executive producer.
“Like many people, I have fond memories of whatching the original miniseries,” said Bell. “And to see how they did it now, it’s epic. Scott Peters (writer/executive producer) did a fantastic job relaunching it. It seems like there are so many ways that you could go with this story.”
Similar to the original 1980’s ‘V’, which used the alien invasion as an allegory for Nazi Germany, the new ‘V’ will deal with issues of government, devotion, race and faith.
“Especially when you look at our current times, with the economy, wars and social strife, it’s the perfect time for a force like this to come along,” said Bell. “In many ways this is a very American show, about the individual vs. society. It’s about how America can appreciate and question things that seem to be too good to be true.”
13 episodes of the sci-fi drama have been commissioned this year, with the series set to debut mid-season on ABC.
Steven McPherson, President of ABC Entertainment, announced that like fellow ABC drama ‘Lost’, ’V’ will have a predetermined beginning, middle and end – giving the producers the opportunity to map out the entire series.
“I’ve been on a bunch of serialized shows now, and it helps the audience to know that this is what you’re in for, and this is how and when it’s going to end,” said Bell. “We’ve been talking about it in terms of installments, either by chapters or seasons. We’ll build this first season to a big conclusion that is hopefully awesome, with a cliffhanger that launches you into the second season.”
Bell serves as an executive producer alongside Scott Peters (who wrote the pilot), Jason Hall and Steve Pearlman.
The series stars Elizabeth Mitchell, Morris Chestnut and Scott Wolf.
Source: Variety
