‘Fear Agent’ TV Series Coming To Amazon From Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, And ‘Shazam’ Director David F. Sandberg
Famed comic book writerRick Remenderventured into television by showrunning the 2018 Syfy adaptation of his comicDeadly Class, and now that that show has come to an end, he’s found his next Hollywood gig.
Remender will executive produce aFear AgentTV series based on the sci-fi comic of the same name that he created withTony Moore, who is also on board as an EP.Seth RogenandEvan Goldberg(This is the End,The Interview) are also executive producing, andShazam!directorDavid F. Sandbergis lined up to direct the pilot. Get more details below.
According toThe Hollywood Reporter, Amazon beat out Peacock, HBO Max, and TNT in a bidding war for thisFear StreetTV adaptation, which will be written byMattson Tomlin, one of the co-writers of Matt Reeves’s upcomingThe Batman. Sandberg, who’s currently developing a sequel toShazam!, is lined up to direct and executive produce, but it’s unclear how many episodes he’ll be able to fit into his schedule. Here’s the logline for theFear Agentcomic:
Interstellar invaders. Time travel. Clones of clones of clones, and lots of whiskey. Whether he’s battling the scourge of of space, going back in time to stop the alien invasion that changed earth forever, or winning his ex-wife back, there’s nothing that Heath Huston won’t do to try to right the wrongs and gets his family back. He is, after all, the last Fear Agent.
This sounds very much in line with the types of projects that interest Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. The duo has already produced television adaptations of beloved comics likePreacher(for AMC) andThe Boys(also for Amazon), so it appears to be a natural fit. The comic ran from 2005-2012, jumping from Image Comics to Dark Horse along the way and serving as a place for Remender to include whatever gonzo ideas he had in a sprawling science fiction universe.
Matt Tolmach(Venom,Morbius) is also executive producing; evidently, he’s the person who’s been trying to get this adaptation off the ground for over ten years. Back in 2009, reports indicated thatFear Agentwould become a movie, with Remendersayingthat he’d love to see Jon Hamm or Aaron Eckhart in the lead role. It’s unclear if he still has his eye on those guys, but we’ll keep you posted with casting news as soon as we hear it.
