UK TV trade magazine Broadcast reports US broadcaster Fox has ordered a pilot of a US version of Nick Pegg’s Spaced, which revolves around a young man and woman who pose as a couple in order to rent a cheap apartment.
Created by Jessica Stevenson and Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz duo Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright the cult sitcom famed for its science fiction, videogame and horror references, and is available on DVD, starred Stevenson and Pegg alongside Nick Frost and Mark Heap, and ran for two seasons on Channel 4 between 1999 and 2001.
Former Will and Grace writer Adam Barr will adapt the show for the US and the pilot will be produced by boutique studio Wonderland Sound and Vision (producers of The O.C. and Supernatural), Warner Brothers TV and Granada.
There’s no word as yet on Simon Pegg’s involvement, if any, but with his upcoming role as Scotty in the next Star Trek movie (as reported in Variety), Pegg is likely to be in Hollywood when the pilot is shot.
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Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.
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