Showtime & ‘Hung’ Co-Creators Developing Supernatural Series
EXCLUSIVE: Showtime is developing a new series from Hung co-creators Dmitry Lipkin and Colette Burson. Called Sleep No More, the Fox 21-produced supernatural thriller tells the tale of a town where the dead keep returning to life. Lipkin and Burson were the creators of The Riches and co-creators of HBO’s now cancelled moonlighting male prostitute series Hung. The husband-and-wife team will serve as executive producers and writers. This is the first project from the duo in their recent two-year deal with Fox’s cable and reality TV division. Fox 21 produces FX’s Sons Of Anarchy and Showtime’s Homeland and recently announced a two-year pod deal with Oscar-winning screenwriter Stephen Gaghan. Lipkin is repped by CAA. Burson is repped by UTA.
Hung ran out of juice by the third episode. The Riches didn’t get that far. WHy keep going back to this well?
Awfully lame of them to use that title, since Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More is the most original thing to happen in a while. The title is a ripoff. Hung was bad. Concept sounds meek. Best of luck but this one, but supernatural isn’t something you roll out of bed and do well.
Love the idea, hate the creators… You wanna see how not to tell a story, check out The Riches.
Congrats to two of the most creative and original writer/producers around
Here’s to always taking chances !!!
So which one are you, the husband or the wife, who is posting this?
I really liked the riches. Never saw hung. Don’t get where the hate is coming from at least those series were original and high concept.
Maybe this show can top Episodes ratings….or maybe even the Big C!
I’ll watch it. We need more genre fare in premium cable!
I loved both the Riches and Hung. Don’t think I’m in the minority.
Michael and Gerald Cuesta already had this idea in 2008 with their fantastic pilot Babylon Fields.
Wow. People who get the opportunity to be creative and then churn out that title.
Seriously.
They are the Coldplay of TV. Hideous.
Go in a room. Research. Come up with something better.