'Marvel's The Inhumans' In Development as a Series at ABC
The Inhumans movie that many were hoping for in phase 4 seems well and truly out of the picture now, but there's something new for fans to be excited for. The series is headed to TV at ABC, and will premiere on IMAX screens.
The first two episodes will debut on the big screens at IMAX theaters right across the U.S. (no word on overseas IMAX offerings). Marvel Television, Disney/ABC TelevisionGroup and IMAX are all teaming for the series, which will be shot entirely on IMAX cameras.
Its big screen premiere will be a two-week theatrical run at the beginning of September 2017, before then moving into ABC's fall line-up. It's a first for live-action TV making its premiere via a theatrical run before landing on network TV.
So too, it is IMAX's first co-financing gig on a TV series. “This unprecedented alliance represents a bold, innovative approach to launching great TV content for a worldwide audience,” said Ben Sherwood, co-chairman, Disney Media Networks and president, Disney|ABC Television Group. “It highlights Disney|ABC’s unrelenting commitment to finding new and creative ways to showcasing our very best programming and increasing global engagement and reach.”
“This first-of-its-kind multi-platform production, distribution and marketing agreement brings together Marvel Television’s unique brand of entertainment, ABC’s unparalleled audience and IMAX’s brand and global fanboy demographic,” said IMAX CEO, Rich Gelfond. “It also takes our decades-long relationship with The Walt Disney Company to a whole new level, jointly breaking new ground in the industry. We are confident our exhibition partners will be excited to work with us on this innovative launch of a series across the IMAX network.”
Given its debut is less than a year away, expect casting and other news to come, presumably ahead of the new year.
Source: Collider
