It won’t be long before all our TVs shine with a new one Jane Schoenbrun series.
The filmmaker is set to write and direct an adaptation of Charles Burns’ comic book “Black hole” co-produced by New Regency and Netflixwhich has received a straight-to-series order from the streaming giant. The project will mark Schoenbrun’s first venture into television after directing the acclaimed films “We’re all going to the World’s Fair” and “I saw the TV glow.”
News of the series was first reported by THR. IndieWire has reached out to Schoenbrun’s representatives for further comment.
Published over the course of 12 issues between 1995 and 2005, “Black Hole” tells the story of a group of Seattle teenagers who develop severe genetic mutations after encountering a sexually transmitted disease known as “the bug.” The material seems firmly in Schoenbrun’s wheelhouse, as the auteur often finds parallels between teenage sexual awakenings and genre film horror.
The series marks Schoenbrun’s third major project to be announced since the success of “I Saw the TV Glow”, and the auteur will soon roll out work in three different medium.
Their third feature film, “Teen Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” is currently in post-production. The film, which follows a director hired to reboot a dated slasher series who becomes obsessed with the reclusive star of the original, stars Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson.
Schoenbrun is also coming soon releases his debut novel“Public Access Afterworld”, which was originally developed as a television series that never came to fruition. Schoenbrun changed course and the novel was acquired by Random House imprint Hogarth, where the author described it as a conclusion to their loose “screen trilogy” that began with “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair” and “I Saw the TV Glow.”
The official synopsis for “Public Access Afterworld” reads: An epic blend of literary fantasy, coming-of-age, sci-fi, and horror, “Public Access Afterworld” traces the mysterious broadcasts of a secret television network known as Public Access Afterworld that draws in a wide cast of characters, from two teenage best friends in a suburban home in World War II to a suburban house in New York. moderator at a YouTube-like company, who becomes an unlikely hero who can save a century of victims, disappeared into the broadcast’s signal. “Public Access Afterworld” is a thrilling and profound novel about identity, conspiracy, the secret occult history of American entertainment, and the stories that govern our lives and shape our world.
