It’s been a bit since we last heard about the potential Minority Report TV series, which was back in September after Amblin TV began making some push for it. The project is based off of the Steven Spielberg 2002 film , which could be a decent twist on the usual police procedural with some thoughtful tones to it. As we saw back then as well, things solidified quick as Fox has nabbed the series with a big put pilot commitment for it. At the time, it looked like Fox put down near $1 million to get the project and keep it off the market for others.
According to the reports coming out now, the script for the pilot is thought to be one of “the hottest” out there. The pilot has been written by Max Borenstein, who penned the Godzilla screenplay, and it’s being produced by Steven Spielberg, Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank. The pilot has now been given the go-ahead to be filmed for contention for a series pickup of some sort, as Fox continues to play with different episode lengths based on what a show needs. Most importanty, the pilot has picked up a showrunner for it with Kevin Falls, who has worked on The West Wing and more recently with Franklin & Bash.
The series was previously described as: “The project is envisioned as a sequel to the movie, set ten years after the end of Precrime in DC. One of the three Precogs struggles to lead a “normal” human life, but remains haunted by visions the future, when he meets a detective haunted by her past, who just may help him find a purpose to his gift.”
The film certainly hit some good notes when it landed in 2002, extrapolating where things can go nicely, and this would certainly provide something relevant to the changes since then in social media.
Film Concept: For six years, Washington D.C. has been murder free thanks to astounding technology which identifies killers before they commit their crime. But when the chief of the Precrime Unit (Tom Cruise) is himself accused of a future murder, he has just 36 hours to discover who set him up – or he’ll fall victim to the “perfect” system he helped create.
