According to The Mary Sue, BBC America are keen to capitalise on the success of its recent sci-fi series,
Orphan Black, which has just entered production of its second season.
Not to be confused with the 2013 movie,
Intruders (a.k.a.
Jo nan-ja-deul), from director Young-Seok Noh (
which was reviewed by Digital Journal's Sarah Gopaul in September),
The Intruders is being adapted for TV by Glen Morgan, best known as a producer/writer for
The X-Files and
Final Destination.
The Mary Sue reports Morgan’s delight at the series being green lit,
quoting him as saying, “I am excited to be working with [BBC America’s] Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner, who have been so groundbreaking in this genre across both sides of the Atlantic.”
Tranter and Gardner both moved to LA to head BBC America following – along with Russell T Davies –
their successful relaunch of and six-year stint with
Doctor Who.
They premise for
The Intruders is described as “a secret society devoted to chasing immortality by seeking refuge in the bodies of others”.
Speaking of the commission, BBC America’s general manager, Perry Simon, added, “Intruders features an imaginative premise that fits perfectly with [our] signature block of complex and otherworldly dramas, led by
Doctor Who and
Orphan Black.”
Praising Glen Morgan,
Simon added that he had “delivered a brilliant script”.
Though not confirmed,
The Intruders may be paired with season 2 of
Orphan Black as part of BBC America’s “Supernatural Saturday” slot, taken up previously by pairings such as episodes of Matt Smith’s
Doctor Who with Luke Newberry’s
In The Flesh.
Other highlights of BBC America’s “
Supernatural Saturday” have included
Battlestar Galactica,
Outcasts and
Bedlam.
