Thread: Amazon may be making a series based on Iain M. Banks’ Culture books
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Old 02-21-2018, 06:48 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by ZodWallop View Post
I remember a few years ago when the discussion of adapting dense books as movies would come up, there was always the suggestion that it would work better as a single season TV series (Dune and Watchmen are the two I remember most). But then, what network would invest the funds needed to create a series that would only run one season?

Things have changed and it seems so much more plausible now.
Streaming services are happy to get binge-worthy shows, regardless of length.

And this is out there:

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-r...filmable-books
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