The CW is creating an adaptation of M. Ok. England’s The Disasters with Supergirl author Derek Simon.
The undertaking is within the works from Berlanti Productions, 5 Extra Minutes Productions and Warner Bros TV.
The ebook, which was revealed in 2019, is described as The Breakfast Membership meets Guardians of the Galaxy, is ready in a near-future the place people have colonized area to save lots of Earth from local weather disaster. It follows a bunch of washouts from Earth’s prestigious navy academy who’re framed for treason and compelled to go on the run to the Colonies to clear their names.
Simon, who has written on The CW’s Supergirl in addition to USA Community’s FBI drama Graceland, will write and exec produce with Lee Toland Krieger, who has directed episodes of Riverdale and You and is helming the pilot of Superman & Lois, directing and exec producing.
Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and David Madden will exec produce for Berlanti Productions, John Sacchi exec produces for five Extra Minutes Productions with Matt Groesch as producer.
It’s The CW’s newest growth undertaking for the 2021/22 broadcast season. The youth-skewing community is adapting DC Comedian’s Naomi with Ava DuVernary and Arrow author Jill Blankenship, an adaptation of Surprise Lady, based mostly on the DC characters created by Joëlle Jones, with Queen of the South government producer/co-showrunner Dailyn Rodriguez and Greg Berlanti in addition to Black Lightning spinoff Painkiller.