Fox Orders 'Minority Report' and 'Lucifer' to Series
Fox TV recently revealed its line-up of new TV series for the upcoming season and it includes two new drama series that are based on familiar "properties" or "characters." Among those ordered to series is "Minority Report" and "Lucifer."
"Minority Report" is based on the 2002 Steven Spielberg movie of the same title, which starred Tom Cruise in a futuristic society. "Lucifer" on the other hand is based on the DC Comics story about the Lord of Hell who leaves his kingdom for life in Los Angeles helping the LAPD punish criminals.
According to a report in Deadline, Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment is producing the TV adaptation of the movie. Spielberg himself was said to have been impressed by the pilot when he saw it and reportedly opted for executive producer credits of the drama series, as he was reportedly heavily involved in the series' development.
The show is set 10 years after the end of Pre-Crime in D.C., with one of the three pre-cogs trying to live a "normal human life." He is however "haunted by visions of the future" and is helped by a detective "find a purpose to his gift." Included in the cast is Maegan Good, Stark Sands, Wilmer Valderrama, Daniel London, Laura Regan, Li Jun Li and Zhane Hall. "Godzilla" writer Max Borenstein penned the script for the adaptation.
The other upcoming series, "Lucifer" is from Warner Bros. TV, DC Comics and Jerry Bruckheimer Television. Written by Tom Kapinos of "Californication," the series will be helmed by Len Wiseman who also directed the pilot of "Sleepy Hollow." The story is based on characters from DC Comics Vertigo Imprint.
Confirmed cast members include Tom Ellis, Lauren Graham, Rachael Harris, DB Woodside, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Nicholas Gonzalez and Scarlett Estevez. Lucifer, who is played by Tom Ellis, is "bored and unhappy" and "resigns his throne and abandons his kingdom for the gorgeous, shimmering insanity of Los Angeles, where he gets his kicks helping the LAPD punish criminals."
