'Wild Cards' by 'Game of Thrones' Author George R.R. Martin Also Coming to Television
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Universal Cable Productions has obtained the rights to develop a TV project based on the sci-fi superhero anthologies.

AceShowbiz - Another novel series by George R.R. Martin is getting a small-screen treatment. Universal Cable Productions has acquired the rights to develop an adaptation of his "Wild Cards" anthology series and the author believes it could rival the shared universes of Marvel and D.C.

" 'Wild Cards' is a series of books, graphic, novels, games... but most of all it is a universe, as large and exciting as the comic book universes of Marvel and DC (though somewhat grittier, and considerably more realistic and more consistent), with an enormous cast of characters both major and minor," he writes on his website. "There are thousands of stories to be told in the world of the 'Wild Cards', and Gregory and Melinda and UPC hope to be able to tell many of them."

Due to his exclusive development agreement with HBO, the "Game of Thrones" novels author will not be working on the "Wild Cards" TV project. His assistant editor Melinda Snodgrass and Gregory Noveck will be executive producing instead.

Martin also describes the anthology series, "The shared world of the 'Wild Cards' diverged from our own on September 15, 1946 when an alien virus was released in the skies over Manhattan, and spread across an unsuspecting Earth. Of those infected, 90|percent| died horribly, drawing the black queen, 9|percent| were twisted and deformed into jokers, while a lucky 1|percent| became blessed with extraordinary and unpredictable powers and became aces. The world was never the same."

The first "Wild Cards" volume was published in 1986 and was a finalist for that year's Hugo Award. Numerous authors have contributed to the series. So far, a total of 22 volumes have been released.

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