{"id":2555,"date":"2014-04-08T00:09:15","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T00:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2014\/04\/08\/syfy-orders-olympus-mythological-drama-series\/"},"modified":"2014-04-08T00:09:15","modified_gmt":"2014-04-08T00:09:15","slug":"syfy-orders-olympus-mythological-drama-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2014\/04\/08\/syfy-orders-olympus-mythological-drama-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Syfy Orders ‘Olympus’ Mythological Drama Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Philiana Ng \/ The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/p>\n

The 13-episode effort from the team behind “Alice” and “Neverland” heads into production this summer for a 2015 bow.<\/p>\n

Syfy is looking to the gods for its next scripted effort.<\/p>\n

The NBCUniversal-owned cable network has ordered to series the 13-episode mythology drama\u00a0Olympus<\/em>, set in the world of humans, gods and monsters,\u00a0The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>\u00a0has learned exclusively.<\/p>\n

Production begins this summer in Vancouver and London, with casting underway.\u00a0Olympus<\/em>, from the team behind Syfy minis\u00a0Tin Man<\/em>,\u00a0Alice<\/em>\u00a0andNeverland<\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>will premiere in 2015.<\/p>\n

Olympus\u00a0<\/em>centers on how a few brave men and women banished the gods to the realm of the unconscious: a place they called the Underworld, or the Kingdom of Hades. The series follows Hero on his journey as he transforms from a fresh-faced and raw young man through the dramatic experiences of betrayal, love, disappointment, empowerment and exile, until he emerges a ruthless leader of man and a match for the gods themselves.<\/p>\n

Nick Willing\u00a0<\/strong>(Tinman, Alice,\u00a0Neverland<\/em>) will write and direct the first episode.\u00a0Robert Halmi\u00a0Sr.<\/strong>\u00a0(Mr. and Mrs. Bridge, The Odyssey, Gulliver’s Travels<\/em>),\u00a0Robert Halmi Jr., Jim Reeve, Matthew O’Connor<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Lisa Richardson<\/strong>\u00a0will serve as executive producers. Reunion Pictures and London’s Olympus TV are producing in association with Great Point Media.<\/p>\n

“Olympus<\/em>\u00a0is a fantastic blend of action, intense thrills, creatures and great storytelling. It will feature characters from mythology in a way never before imagined,” said\u00a0Chris Regina<\/strong>, senior vp programming at Syfy. “It’s an excellent complement to our roster of programming, and we can’t wait to share the adventures of Hero with the Syfy audience.”<\/p>\n

Added Halmi Sr., “I’m thrilled that the team of Willing, O’Connor and Halmi are together on another exciting Syfy project. With the success of\u00a0Tin Man<\/em>,\u00a0Neverland<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Alice<\/em>, we are confident that this will be another epic adventure of television.”<\/p>\n

Syfy has made a concerted effort to get back into the sci-fi\/fantasy space it once ruled with\u00a0Battlestar Galactica<\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>recently greenlighting a\u00a0six-episode event series\u00a0Ascension<\/em>\u00a0for November. On Friday, the cabler also added the\u00a012 Monkeys<\/em>\u00a0adaptation\u00a0to its growing scripted portfolio, which already includes upcoming drama\u00a0Dominion<\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>the recently renewed\u00a0Helix<\/em>,\u00a0Continuum, Defiance, Haven<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Lost Girl<\/em>, as it wraps up runs for\u00a0Being Human<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Warehouse 13.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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