In Could, 2022, Selection reported that Netflix was growing a sequence primarily based on hit PlayStation recreation, Horizon Zero Daybreak. A part of the flurry of introduced variations following the success of HBO’s The Final of Us, showrunner Steve Blackman was hooked up to the mission that might see a live-action Aloy and her combat towards the robosaurs come to the streaming service. Nonetheless, Rolling Stone is now reporting that, in mild of allegations made towards Blackman, the present could possibly be in jeopardy.
Blackman, who rose to prominence following the success of his Netflix present The Umbrella Academy, was reported on June 30 by Rolling Stone to be going through accusations of a “lengthy historical past of poisonous, bullying, manipulative, and retaliatory habits.” The article goes on to element claims that the showrunner created “an setting of worry and mistrust,” took credit score for others’ work, and made feedback that had been “sexist, homophobic and transphobic.” Blackman denies all of the allegations, calling them “totally unfaithful.”
As The Umbrella Academy entered its second season in 2020, the primary having been considered one of Netflix’s largest ever hits, Blackman was signed as much as a 4 12 months deal price reportedly $50 million to proceed growing tasks for the streamer. A kind of exhibits could be Sony’s Horizon Zero Daybreak, offered throughout the frenzy following TLoU, which might ultimately acquire Blackman and Michelle Lovretta (Umbrella Academy, Killjoys) named as showrunners, though with no additional data having emerged since.
Rolling Stone up to date its story July 3 to say that the positioning “has discovered that the 2 tasks are not shifting ahead with Blackman,” the opposite mission being a sci-fi present referred to as Orbital. The article provides {that a} consultant for Blackman says he “continues to work on new tasks” with Netflix, and that he had “signed a brand new multi-year deal earlier this 12 months.” Nonetheless, the respondent didn’t point out Horizon. Netflix, apparently, continued to say no to touch upon the story.
There’s some ambiguity as to the place this leaves the HZD TV present. The RS article says the mission is “not shifting ahead” with Blackman, however the writer of the piece, Cheyenne Roundtree, wrote on X (previously Twitter) that the exhibits themselves “are not shifting ahead.” We’ve reached out to Roundtree for clarification.
Given there was no data on Horizon’s TV adaptation since 2022, it appears comparatively doubtless it might nonetheless have been in pre-production, no matter its destiny now. Nonetheless, it might make for probably the most unbelievable present, so right here’s hoping it may be picked up and run with by somebody worthy of the franchise.
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