Former Walking Dead showrunner Glen Mazzara is developing a sequel to the 1976 horror classic The Omen. Mazzara will write the film entitled Damien for the Lifetime Network under his 44 Strong production banner. The film is expected to pick up the character of Damien Thorn as an adult when he realizes that he is the Antichrist. Read on for further details.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Glen Mazzara is sticking with the horror genre.
The former Walking Dead showrunner is developing a follow-up to the 1976 horror classic for Lifetime. Titled Damien, the drama centers on the film’s young boy Damien Thorn. Now an adult and haunted by his past, Damien is faced with a series of macabre events and must finally face his true destiny: he is the Antichrist.
Mazzara (The Shield) will pen the script and executive produce via his 44 Strong Productions banner. The sale marks Mazzara’s first via his overall deal with Fox Television Studios. Ross Fineman (Lights Out) will also executive produce via his FTVS-based Fineman Entertainment.
Damien marks Mazzara’s first TV gig following his season-and-a-half run on The Walking Dead, where he helped propel the zombie drama to then-record ratings. The Lifetime gig also marks his latest movie-to-TV adaptation, joining Starz’s Crash follow-up. On the big-screen, Mazzara is writing Overlook Hotel, a prequel to Stephen King’s horror classic, The Shining.
For Lifetime, Damien marks a dramatic shift from the typically female-skewing fare the cable network has become known for. The cabler more recently has been pushing further into the increasingly popular genre territory with witchy drama Witches of East End, now in its second season, with dystopian thriller The Lotteryon deck.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
