According to Guardian, last week NBC Universal International and Working Title announced they were moving into TV production with new joint venture Working Title Television. One of the aims is to make TV adaptations of Working Title's library of more than 90 theatrical releases, which includes the Bridget Jones movies Billy Elliot and Nanny McPhee along with Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill and last but not least Shaun of the Dead"...

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Update: Thanks to Bidite Stina, we learned this from Simon Pegg's Twitter account, "Contrary to reports there are no plans for a Shaun Of The Dead TV show. Thought you'd like to know." Ok. The studios are reporting this but he's denying it. Hmmmm, not sure what to make of this.

The resulting TV series, if carefully adapted, are cost-effective because they are basically reusing the same scripts. TV audiences are also already familiar with the properties from their film versions. "We have a tremendous reservoir (of content) at NBC, yet this hasn't really been done much before," said Pete Smith, president of NBC Universal International.

Source:Guardian