A teaser trailer has been released for Station Eleven, the HBO Max miniseries based on Emily St. John Mandel's 2014 novel. Entertainment Weekly reported that in series creator and showrunner Patrick Somerville's project, "the global pandemic starts quietly. A rumor here, a whisper from a doctor in an inundated emergency room there. One person panic-buys a half-dozen carts full of groceries and barricades their apartment, another person isn't quite sure what this new flu is. The situation escalates quickly and devastatingly, and the world begins to go dark."
The cast of Station Eleven, which launches December 16 on HBO Max, includes Mackenzie Davis, Himesh Patel, Matilda Lawler, Danielle Deadwyler and Gael Garcia Bernal. EW noted that even though the teaser "looks chillingly familiar 18 months into a real-life pandemic, the series began filming before Covid-19 turned the world upside-down, underscoring the story's eerie prescience."
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Disney Branded Television has optioned the TV rights to Rucker Moses and Theo Gangi's recently released middle-grade book series Kingston and the Magician's Lost & Found and its sequel, Kingston and the Echoes of Magic. Deadline reported that an original movie based on the first book is currently in development with Jane Startz (Disney's Sneakerella, The School for Good and Evil) executive producing. The authors, Craig S. Phillips and Harold Hayes Jr., will serve as co-executive producers.
"We are thrilled to partner with Craig, Harold and Theo and bring their heartfelt story of wonder and mystery to our audience," said Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Television. "Set against the backdrop of true magical history, this is an inspiring adventure of extraordinary moments happening in everyday situations."
"Kingston is an adventure that is epic and intimate, set in a world that is both mysterious and familiar--with a story and characters our audience can relate to and be awed by," said Lauren Kisilevsky, senior v-p, original movies, Disney Branded Television. "The adventure, emotion and authenticity in these books align with our mission to tell stories that not only engage and entertain but remind us that there is magic all around us, even in the most unexpected places."