Posted 1/26/2024, 1:08:01 PM
Star Trek's Jonathan Frakes to Direct AI Apocalypse Series 'Deathlands' for Bitcoin Pioneer
- Bitcoin pioneer Jeff Garzik's production company taps "Star Trek" icon Jonathan Frakes to direct "Deathlands" TV adaptation
- "Deathlands" is a post-apocalyptic series following survivors using teleportation technology in a world ravaged by AI
- The TV adaptation updates the setting from the original Cold War-era novels to a more modern, AI-driven apocalypse
- Garzik plans to use NFTs to give fans early access to the production through a multipart and show-specific NFT collection
- "Deathlands" heads into production this spring in Sofia, Bulgaria with Garzik as executive producer and Mark A. Altman as showrunner