‘The Passage’ Trailer: Meet The Most Important Girl In The World
Justin Cronin’s best selling trilogy comes to the small screen withThe Passage. The new Fox series follows a secret medical facility where “scientists are experimenting with a dangerous virus that could lead to the cure for all disease, but also carries the potential to wipe out the human race.” WatchThe Passagetrailer below.
The Passage Trailer
Justin Cronin’sThe Passagetrilogy spans hundreds of years – the third book in the series jumps900 yearsinto the future. The Fox series, however, is going to take things a little slower. While the books involve a post-apocalyptic world that is overrun by vampire-like beings, Fox’sThe Passagelooks more akin to Stephen King’sFirestarter, with a littleX-Men-like elements thrown in for good measure.
In the series, a young girl named Amy (Saniyya Sidney) is chosen to be a test subject by the mysterious Project Noah, “a secret medical facility where scientists are experimenting with a dangerous virus that could lead to the cure for all disease, but also carries the potential to wipe out the human race.” Federal Agent Brad Wolgast (Mark-Paul Gosselarr) is charged with bringing Amy in to Project Noah, but instead, he decides to protect her.
The two set off on a journey that forces them to “confront Project Noah’s lead scientist, Major Nichole Sykes (Caroline Chikezie), and the hardened ex-CIA operative in charge of operations, Clark Richards (Vincent Piazza), whom Brad trained. It likewise brings them face-to-face with a dangerous new race of beings confined within the walls of Project Noah, including former scientist Tim Fanning (Jamie McShane) and death-row inmate Shauna Babcock (Brianne Howey). In seeking out any allies he can find, Brad also turns to his former wife, Dr. Lyla Kyle (Emmanuelle Chriqui), for help. But as Project Noah’s scientists hone in on a cure that could save humanity, these new beings begin to test their own powers, inching one step closer to an escape that could lead to an unimaginable apocalypse.”
There sure is a lot going on there, but there’s also enough material – three books worth – for the series to pick from. WillThe Passagefollow the same path as the book trilogy and jump 900 years into the future? I have my doubts, but that sure would be ambitious. That might take several seasons to happen, though. The series comes fromFriday Night LightswriterLiz Heldens, and executive producersRidley ScottandMatt Reeves.
