We told you earlier today that Fox has picked up J.J. Abrams series Almost Human, and now it appears that his good news is continuing. NBC has announced the pickup to series of his project Believe. More about that below. Unfortunately, the news from NBC is mixed, as they have officially nixed Carlton Cuse‘s adaptation of comics-based The Sixth Gun.
While we’re of course pleased that NBC is taking a chance with another sci-fi show, and we’re of course pleased that they’ve picked up Grimm and Revolution for another season, it’s a real disappointment that they weren’t up to the challenge of something more, well, challenging. As a memoriam and tribute, here’s a reminder of what they’re passing up, via comics publisher Oni Press:
During the darkest days of the Civil War, wicked cutthroats came into possession of six pistols of otherworldly power. In time, the Sixth Gun, the most dangerous of the weapons, vanished. When the gun surfaces in the hands of an innocent girl, dark forces reawaken. Vile men thought long dead set their sights on retrieving the gun and killing the girl. Only Drake Sinclair, a gunfighter with a shadowy past, stands in their way.
A supernatural western, how cool would that be? Ah well.
On to the good news. This new J.J. Abrams series is the one he developed in conjunction with Alfonso Cuarón, so any hesitation on the premise is hereby washed away, at least for now. Here’s the first screenshot and a synopsis of Believe, via Deadline:
BELIEVE
Levitation, telekinesis, the ability to control nature, even predict the future… Since she was two years old, Bo has had gifts she could neither fully understand, nor control. Raised by a small group known as the “True Believers,” the orphaned girl has been safeguarded from harmful outsiders who would use her forces for personal gain. But now that she is 10, her powers have become stronger, and the threat has grown more dangerous. With her life and future now in jeopardy, the “Believers” turn to the only person they see fi t to be her full-time protector. That is, once they break him out of jail. Tate, a wrongfully imprisoned death row inmate who’s lost his will, is initially reluctant – until he witnesses one of her extraordinary abilities. Bo sees people for who they truly are… and who they may become. Tate and Bo begin their journey, one in which trust must be earned. Traveling from city to city, every place they stop and everyone they meet will be changed forever. But they’ll have to keep going to stay one step ahead of the sinister forces after Bo’s power… because it will take a miracle to keep them safe forever. The powers of a young girl may hold the fate of our world in Believe, from executive producer J.J. Abrams (Revolution, Star Trek: Into Darkness) and executive producer/writer/director Alfonso Cuarón (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Children of Men). From Warner Bros. Television & Bad Robot Productions. Executive Producer/Writer: Mark Friedman. Executive Producer: Bryan Burk.
No word yet on when Believe will be showing up on our screens, but we’ll keep you posted.
