Maniac Cop TV Series from Nicolas Winding Refn

[DR Herbert West]

HBO Has Ordered a “Maniac Cop” TV Series from Nicolas Winding Refn

Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive) and John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning) have been developing a new take on William Lustig’s Maniac Cop for a while now, and we’ve learned tonight via Deadline that the project has now taken the form of an event television series. The coolest news? It’s HBO that has given the series adaptation of the 1988 film a green light!

Refn and Hyams will both executive produce and direct, with Refn serving as show-runner.

“Set in Los Angeles, Maniac Cop is told through a kaleidoscope of characters, from cop to common criminal. A killer in uniform has uncaged mayhem upon the streets. Paranoia leads to social disorder as a city wrestles with the mystery of the exterminator in blue – is he mere mortal, or a supernatural force?”

“I’ve always been a devoted admirer of John Hyams,” said Refn. “We’ve been talking about a re-imagining of the Maniac Cop films for a number of years, but as we continued to work on the material, we found ourselves wanting to explore the world we were creating in greater depth. Turning Maniac Cop into a series will allow us to realize our wildest ambitions and to reach an enormous audience though partners HBO and Canal+. This show will be an unadulterated, action-packed horror odyssey. Given the current state of the world, though, Maniac Cop will also be a strong commentary on the decline of civilization.”

William Lustig will also exec produce the byNWR Originals series.

https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/358...-winding-refn/

[Trekkie313]

It's from HBO, so I be it will be pretty good if not decent. Hope it's a period piece.

[DR Herbert West]

I hope this gets John Hyams more work.

[Optimus-Prime-Rox]

Maniac Cop was such a random movie to develops a tv show around, so who will they get to replace Robert Z'Dar? He may have been too old to play such a physically challenging role any longer but had he not passed away a few years ago then maybe he could have got to be a part of this show in some capacity.

[sandman slim]

Originally Posted by Trekkie313

It's from HBO, so I be it will be pretty good if not decent. Hope it's a period piece.

And unlike his recent Amazon series, this one should get a Blu-ray release.

[DR Herbert West]

“Maniac Cop”: Nicolas Winding Refn Promises a “Neon-Soaked” and “Cocaine-Fueled” HBO Series!

“This show will be an unadulterated, action-packed horror odyssey,” Refn said in the initial press release that was shared by Deadline. “Given the current state of the world, though, Maniac Cop will also be a strong commentary on the decline of civilization.”

Refn took to Twitter to add to the hype, tweeting:

“Maniac Cop will be my version of a cocaine-fueled, neon-soaked, bubble gum-wrapped, mayhem-infused, speed-driven universe of thrill-seekers who are consumed by that ever-present struggle of good vs. evil…but evil is winning.”

https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/358...fueled-series/

[MikeScott]

Has there been any news on this lately? I'm desperate for something new from Refn. Wish he'd make another movie.

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by MikeScott

Has there been any news on this lately?

Nothing.

[co-villain]

I assume it's still going to happen, covid has probably pushed this some what. Especially if it was still in pre-prodution, it won't be for a while til they can shoot.

[DR Herbert West]

Fingers crossed.