We’ve known since last summer that Hulu was bringing us a Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy TV series (here) based on Douglas Adams’ timeless books/radio series/comics/TV show/cards and we’ve been thinking about it almost constantly.
And now we have some new details which we’re going to share with you posthaste, so don’t panic!
The series will be developed by Lost’s Carlton Cuse and will be written by Wonder Woman’s Jason Fuchs, so, while I’m worried the show will struggle to retain the quintessentially British wit of Adams’ masterpiece, I’m still excited for a new take on the iconic crew of the Heart of Gold.
So what new news do we have?
Production is reportedly set to start this summer in Elstree Studios, here in the UK, with the series et to debut sometime in 2021.
Headhunters and The Imitation Game’s Morten Tyldum will direct and, most exciting of all, this is not planned as a limited series, so it won’t simply adapt the first book, The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, but could go on to adapt The Restaurant At The End of the Universe, Life The Universe and Everything, So Long and Thanks For All the Fish, and Mostly Harmless. Which would be superbly exciting.
Honestly, I cannot describe how excited I am for this… it’s just a shame that Martin Freeman has already tried playing the lead, Arthur Dent, in the movie version, as I still think he’s a superb choice for the role.
So that’s what we know… and it’s actually pretty exciting news.
What say you all? Do you know where your towel is?
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