News

Outlander

"Outlander" showrunner Ron Moore has released a photo of himself making a cameo in this coming Saturday's episode of the 18th century Scotland-set Starz drama.

Moore will appear alongside author Diana Gabaldon in a scene in the Great Hall, the pair will have no dialogue though. [Source: The Live Feed]

Nod

Fox has handed out a script plus penalty commitment to the drama series "Nod" based on the book by Adrian Barnes. Jason Richman ("Detroit 1-8-7") will pen the script which deals with what happens when most of humanity inexplicably loses the ability to sleep.

We then explore the world through the eyes of inter-somnial couple Tanya and Paul. She is awakened and flourishing, he is still handicapped by the need for sleep. Soon though, signs of deprivation start to show among the Awakened. [Source: The Live Feed]

Sons of Anarchy

FX has released a bloody and super violent trailer for the upcoming seventh and final season...

Fox is working on a new drama, and it’s no snooze: The network confirmed on Wednesday that it is developing Nod, a prospective series based on Adrian Barnes’ novel about most of the world’s citizens losing the ability to sleep, but for some mysterious reason, they aren’t getting tired.

Jason Richman (Lucky 7, Detroit 1-8-7) will executive produce and write the script for the show, which is focused through the eyes of Tanya and Paul, an “intersominial couple.” As one of “the Awakened,” Tanya is thriving without sleep while Paul is the one of the few people...

Fox is preparing to explore a world without sleep. The network has handed out a script plus penalty commitment to drama Nod, based on the book of the same name by Adrian Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. When most of humanity loses the ability to sleep, scientists are at a loss to explain why no one is tired. Nod will explore the new, wondrous and eerie 24/7 world through the eyes of Tanya and Paul, an "inter-somnial" couple — she, awakened and flourishing, and he, one of the remaining few who are still handicapped by the need for

read more...

Fox is looking for series that will put them back on the map of mature shows beyond cartoons. The network has battled a less serious image ever since the network started. Thus they decided to agree to pick up Adrian Barnes sci-fi book Nod. The book will be a TV series of the same name and based upon the sleepless tale. It follows the lives of the world and scientists who cannot see how the world can go on without sleeping. The citizens of the globe find themselves never feeling tired in the concept of the show. No word on who will star or when fans can catch the tale on TV.

Fans of the book should be happy to see the unique novel landing a good deal. While Fox could still kick the concept, it seems unlikely as they seek ways to be a decent network with real dramas.