Fans of the action-packed high fantasy series "Game of Thrones" will be thrilled to know that another one of author George R.R. Martin's works will be coming to television. Network Syfy has ordered the first season of "Nightflyers," an adaptation of the author's novella of the same title.
The highly-acclaimed author confirmed that "Nightflyers" is coming to television on his blog, where he usually publishes updates about his works. Martin said that one of the meetings he attended during his recent trip to Los Angeles was with a couple of people who were bringing his work to Syfy. Martin met with Jeff Buhler, who is the writer and creator of the series, and Daniel Cerone, who is the showrunner.
The "Nightflyers" novella was published by Martin back in 1980 and is one of his science fiction and horror hybrids. The story is set in a universe that Martin called "Thousand Worlds." The universe is where some of Martin's other works take place, including "A Song for Lya," "Dying of the Light," and the award-winning "Sandkings."
Martin also shared that when he first learned about the project earlier this year, he was baffled by the idea of putting the material in a television series, as pretty much every one in the story dies. However, Buhler has managed to deal with that, but not without leaving from the source material in some details.
"While it departs considerably from my novella in certain details, the essence of the story remains the same," said Martin. "And I thought the teleplay was quite strong on its own terms, and a good launching point for a series."
In May, Syfy announced that it will be getting a reboot, with a new look and a number of new adaptations. "Nightflyers" is one of these new projects, with a 10-episode first season already ordered and set to come on July 2018.
