Lifetime's The Clan of the Cave Bear and Syfy's The Magicians.
LIFETIME's THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR
- Lifetime has given a pilot order to The Clan of the Cave Bear based on Jean M. Auel's Earth's Children novels. Linda Woolverton will write the adaptation and executive produce with Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Allison Shearmur, Francie Calfo and Auel. Fox 21, Lionsgate Television, Imagine Television and Allison Shearmur Productions will produce. The project takes place at a time in prehistory more than 25,000 years ago when Neanderthals shared the Earth with the first early modern humans and a band of cave dwellers adopt blond and blue-eyed Ayla, a child of the "Others." As Ayla matures into a young woman of spirit and courage, she must fight for survival against the jealous bigotry of Broud, who will one day be clan leader.
SYFY's THE MAGICIANS
- Syfy has ordered a pilot for The Magicians, an adaptation of Lev Grossman's best-selling fantasy book trilogy. John McNamara and Sera Gamble wrote the pilot and are executive producing for Universal Cable Productions. Michael London and Janice Williams are producing. The project revolves around a group of New York 20-somethings who, while studying magic, discover the fantasy world they read about as children is all too real and poses a grave danger to humanity.
