Emmy Award-winning duoHoward GordonandAlex Gansaare heading back toShowtimewith a series based on the 1997Ethan Hawkesci-fi classicGattaca. The show, penned by Gordon and Gansa withCraig Borten, is billed as a sequel series taking place a generation after the events of the original film. Sony Pictures Television is currently finalizing the deal.
Written and directed byAndrew Niccoland featuring Hawke alongsideUma Thurman,Gattacawowed critics during its release for its portrayal of a dystopian society where discrimination was manufactured to perfection thanks to Eugenics. Instead of race, gender, sexuality, or other factors, society is separated by the Invalids and Valids. The Valids are people who are born through a selective process to ensure only the most desirable traits move on while Invalids are born naturally and thus are forced into menial jobs and face constant derision. The film saw Hawke play an Invalid named Vincent Freeman who goes through meticulous methods to hide his status and earn a job at the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation. Throughthe underdog Vincentand the man he’s impersonating, Jerome Eugene Morrow (Jude Law), we see how society both attempts to push Invalids down while also putting pressure on Valids to be perfect. The film even earned an Oscar nomination for its art direction.
Gordon and Gansa will also executive produce withGlenn Gellar, who runs their Sony Pictures Television-based banner. They’ve managed to land one former member of theGattacateam to join them inDanny DeVito. DeVito previously worked as a producer alongside Niccol on the film.
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Gordon, Gansa, and Showtime Make a Great Team forGattaca
Gordon and Gansa will be back in familiar territory withGattacaat Showtime. They previously createdHomeland, one of Showtime’s biggest series that raked in an impressive eight Emmys over the course of its run. That included two for Gordon and Gansa as well as a pair for series starClaireDanesand a boatload of other nominations. Before that, the pair also had credits as producers on the legendary Fox crime thriller24as well asThe X-Files,Entourage, andMaximum Bobamong other things. More recently, they’ve found success with their own show at Fox in the anthology seriesAccusedwhich has become a breakout hit boastinga stacked castand hefty ratings.
Their partner Borten, meanwhile, previously threatened for Oscar gold as a co-writer onDallas Buyers ClubwithMelissa Wallack. His credits have been far fewer recently, however, with his most recent writing credit being Netflix’sSergio.
Stay tuned here at Collider for more on Gordon and Gansa’sGattacaseries. Check out the trailer for the original film below.
