Just as their debut featureProspecthits theaters, writing and directing duoZeek EarlandChristopher Caldwellhave sold an untitled sci-fi series to Amazon Studios, Collider has exclusively learned.
The new TV show aims to employ a handmade sci-fi style similar to that seen in Earl and Caldwell’s groundbreaking space westernProspect, which starsPedro Pascal,Sophie ThatcherandJay Duplass. The film follows a teenage girl and her father as they travel to a remote alien moon with the hopes of harvesting hidden gems in the forest and striking it rich. But there are others roving the wilderness and the job quickly devolves into a fight to survive. The filmmaking team has been lauded for their world-building inProspect, and their new series will offer them the same creative opportunity, as it will feature interplanetary exploits.
Earl and Caldwell will executive produce the Amazon series along withScott Glassgoldand his Ground Control Entertainment, whileBrice Budkeof Earl and Caldwell’s Shep Films is also expected to serve in some kind of producing capacity.
Prospectdebuted earlier this year at SXSW, where it received rave reviews, with SlashFilm calling it “the best indie science fiction movie sinceMoon” andVarietynoting “this is what the new standaloneStar Warsmovies should feel like.“The film was produced by Depth of Field, Bron Studios and Ground Control, and Gunpowder & Sky made the smart move to acquire distribution rights.Prospectwill hit theaters this Friday in New York and Los Angeles before expanding to more markets on Nov. 9. Earl and Caldwell are represented by WME, Ground Control and Morris Yorn.
Amazon has several intriguing and ambitious new series in the works, includingNicolas Winding Refn’sToo Old to Die YoungstarringMiles Teller;Carnival RowstarringOrlando BloomandCara Delevingne;Good OmensstarringMichael SheenandDavid Tennant;The Boys, based on the popular comic book;Zero Zero ZerostarringDane DeHaanandAndrea Riseborough; and a big-budget series based onThe Lord of the Rings. The streamer is currently offeringJack RyanstarringJohn Krasinski;HomecomingstarringJulia Roberts; andThe Romanoffs, a new series fromMad MencreatorMatthew Weinerthat features a starry ensemble cast. Amazon’s new mandate is to make more commercial shows, and many of the above projects feature world-building, so Earl and Caldwell’s new series should fit in nicely, depending on casting. Stay tuned on that front, becauseProspectis expected to give the duo a major career boost.
