TNT Orders ‘Snowpiercer’ Pilot Based on Chris Evans Movie

TNT has ordered a pilot for an hour-long “Snowpiercer” series, based on the movie of the same name, TheWrap has learned.

Tomorrow Studios and Turner’s Studio T are co-producing the pilot  being executive produced by writer-showrunner Josh Friedman Terminator:

Bong Joon Ho, who directed the feature film starring Chris Evans, Jamie Bell and Tila Swinton, will also executive produce, along with Park Chan-wook, Lee Tae-hun and Dooho Choi, as well as CJ Entertainment.

Class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival are questioned in this riveting television adaptation.

“Snowpiercer has one of the most original concepts to hit the screen in the last decade, and it’s one that offers numerous opportunities for deeper exploration in a series format,” said Sarah Aubrey, executive vice president of original programming for TNT.

“TNT has become a great producing partner to Tomorrow Studios and we are excited to continue our relationship with them on Snowpiercer, for which we not only have a pilot but are writing multiple scripts,” added Adelstein, CEO of Tomorrow Studios.