'Darkover' books pitched as Tv show

The famous sci-fi "Darkover" books may soon morph right into a television series. Producers Ilene Kahn Energy and Elizabeth Stanley have guaranteed the privileges to author Marion Zimmer Bradley's famous books and also have already pitched the project to 1 cabler and therefore are making presentations to others too. The series could be according to Bradley's 20 books, most of which detail the colonization on the new planet in which the occupants begin their very own species. "The books have a big fan following through the sci-fi and fantasy towns worldwide and Marion Zimmer Bradley was a motivation to along with a nurturer of numerous notable speculative fiction authors," stated Kahn Energy. Bradley's estate first thought the "Darkover" books would best be modified like a theatrical film, but Kahn Energy and Stanley convinced the estate that TV would be a more viable option. Kahn Energy is really a former professional at Cinemax, where she created telepics "Gia" and "Stalin," among several others. Stanley includes a sci-fi and horror background, with creating credits on "Trailers From Hell" and "The Dark Path Stories." Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com