Television SILK: SPIDER SOCIETY (The Walking Dead Showrunner to Oversee Series, post #69)

[JadeOwl]

I'm warming up to the idea of Silk TV series. The novelty of a female Korean-American superhero with Spider-Man-like powers is appealing to me. I've seen Adeline from Sabrina and she is definitely a looker. Hope she gets the role.

If not Adeline, hope it goes to actress Natasha Liu Bordizzo (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2, Guns Akimbo) who is also a stunner. She's my No. 1 fancast for Silk.

I always laughed my ass off whenever the Weird Sisters were on screen, because it was transparently obvious that they saddled them with the ugliest makeup and wardrobe imaginable to try to make sure they didn’t outshine Kiernan Shipka in the looks department.

It was even more blatant with the redhead.

 

[Adamant]

It's funny how we get a classic superhero and then like 20 parasite characters that in some way copy his powers, costume, name, and generally leech off his reputation. Get your own damn unique superhero! We don't need 20 offshoots of one character!

Can't wait until they cast:

 

[Anung Un Rama]

hot chick hope she can act. silly series to launch, tho, Sony is rudderless with their Spiderverse franchise.

 

[kimocomplex]

i could see them doing an origin story, not sure about much after that

 

[Anung Un Rama]

She could get it. And by it, I mean the proportional strength of a spider.

 

[Ichibanner]

 

[HenryFlower]

this will be solid as long as Phil Lord & Chris Miller have more control over the project than any of the Sony business suits.

but c’mon Sony, let’s give the people what they really want: a Lord Miller Spider-Man Noir series w/ Nicolas reprising his role.

i would also love to see a Ben Reilly series & a Venom: Lethal Protector series at some point in the future.

 

[KnightTemplar]

I'm warming up to the idea of Silk TV series. The novelty of a female Korean-American superhero with Spider-Man-like powers is appealing to me. I've seen Adeline from Sabrina and she is definitely a looker. Hope she gets the role.

If not Adeline, hope it goes to actress Natasha Liu Bordizzo (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2, Guns Akimbo) who is also a stunner. She's my No. 1 fancast for Silk.

She's easy on the eyes, but I have zero interest in watching this.

 

[Dragonlordxxxxx]

Update: November 17, 2022

SILK: SPIDER SOCIETY Gets The Walking Dead Showrunner, Will Launch Spider-Man Live-Action TV Universe from Sony and Amazon

Angela Kang is trading zombies for superheroes. The Walking Dead showrunner has moved her overall deal from AMC to Amazon and has signed on to oversee Silk: Spider Society, the first in an expected slate of Marvel TV series based on the Sony Pictures universe that features more than 900 characters.

The series, which is exec produced by Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), will air first domestically on MGM+ (the premium cable network currently known as Epix) and then globally on Amazon’s Prime Video platform.

“Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Sony’s recent live-action and animated reimagining of the Spider-Man franchise has represented some of the most dynamic superhero storytelling in film,” said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios. “Together with Angela Kang’s creative vision, we couldn’t be more pleased to bring Silk: Spider Society to our MGM+ and Prime Video customers.”

The news marks the first official confirmation from Amazon that the retail giant and streamer is indeed working with Sony on a slate of Marvel original TV series after the deal had been rumored for the past two years. Lord and Miller will steer the larger franchise for Sony Pictures TV, Amazon and MGM. (Amazon now owns MGM, so the linear deal makes sense in that regard.)

The Amazon slate of Marvel originals gives the Salke-led streamer a popular IP in addition to Lord of the Rings and will no doubt help the platform compete with the likes of Disney+ and other subscription video offerings. In Kang, Amazon and Sony get an experienced showrunner with franchise experience.

Kang, who joined TWD in season two, was promoted to showrunner in season nine and steered the flagship series through its 11th and final season and developed the upcoming Norman Reedus-led spinoff. The Korean-American writer-producer stepped down from her role as showrunner earlier this year following the exit of original star Melissa McBride. Kang’s deal with Amazon had been in the works for months, which now helps to explain her exit from the Daryl Dixon spinoff.

“I’m beyond thrilled to be joining the Amazon Studios family for this next chapter of my career,” Kang said. “I look forward to working with the executive team on diverse, character-forward, watercooler shows for a global audience and am so excited to dive in to my first challenge — bringing Korean-American superhero Silk to life on screen.”

As part of her Amazon deal, Kang is also developing multiple projects, including a series adaptation of the acclaimed fantasy novel Black Sun with author Rebecca Roanhorse set to write the script and an adaptation of the near sci-fi novel The Postmortal by Drew Magary with executive producer Scott Derrickson.

“Angela is a pro’s pro whose perspective and creativity we greatly respect and admire. She’s also a hell of a lot of fun. She loves these characters and we feel really lucky for the chance to work with her to bring Cindy Moon’s story to the world,” Lord and Miller said in a joint statement Thursday.

Silk is based on characters created by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos. The series is inspired by the Marvel comics and follows Cindy Moon, a Korean-American woman bitten by the same spider that bit Peter Parker, as she escapes imprisonment and searches for her missing family on her way to becoming the superhero known as Silk. The show marks one of the first to feature a Korean-American superhero at its center.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t...-lead-marvels-silk-for-amazon-mgm-1235264305/

 

[NoSmilez]

This sounds like dog shit.

 

[SmilinDesperado]

The Walking Dead has been a mess for the last 27 years, but this Angela Kang has done a pretty good job in the last few seasons of making it watachable since she took over. I've actually been interested in the characters and the story as it finally ends.

I actually kind of think it's a good idea maybe if Sony just keeps all of the Spiderman knockoffs and let them have their own Spiderverse. Do we really need a Madame Web, GwenSpider, Silk, Ben Reily (clone) all in the MCU ?

 

[heavyarms21]

Another Sony Spiderverse project that sounds dead in the water.

 

[irish_thug]

Another Sony Spiderverse project that sounds dead in the water.

I'll watch it anyway.

 

[NoSmilez]

The Walking Dead has been a mess for the last 27 years, but this Angela Kang has done a pretty good job in the last few seasons of making it watachable since she took over. I've actually been interested in the characters and the story as it finally ends.

I actually kind of think it's a good idea maybe if Sony just keeps all of the Spiderman knockoffs and let them have their own Spiderverse. Do we really need a Madame Web, GwenSpider, Silk, Ben Reily (clone) all in the MCU ?

It's still going on? I honestly stopped when Glenn died and I never really went back to it. They had some other thing called Fear the Walking Dead and I watched too much zombie stuff.

 

[SmilinDesperado]

It's still going on? I honestly stopped when Glenn died and I never really went back to it. They had some other thing called Fear the Walking Dead and I watched too much zombie stuff.

The series finale is tomorrow.
But there supposdedly is a bunch of spinoff shows coming up.

Fear had about 2 seasons where it was good and then it fell off of a cliff.

 

[NoSmilez]

The series finale is tomorrow.
But there supposdedly is a bunch of spinoff shows coming up.

Fear had about 2 seasons where it was good and then it fell off of a cliff.

There are more spinoffs? I didn't watch it but I read the actor that played Rick left the series? Does he come back or nah?

 

[SmilinDesperado]

There are more spinoffs? I didn't watch it but I read the actor that played Rick left the series? Does he come back or nah?

I think they're doing some short spinoff of Rick and Michonne. Darryl is supposed to have his own show that takes place in Europe. And Maggie and Negan are supposed to have their own show in NY.
The mains show ends, but seems like they're just expanding the world and going off into different directions

 

[NoSmilez]

I think they're doing some short spinoff of Rick and Michonne. Darryl is supposed to have his own show that takes place in Europe. And Maggie and Negan are supposed to have their own show in NY.
The mains show ends, but seems like they're just expanding the world and going off into different directions

Craziness. Oh Maggie ends up with Negan?

 

[SmilinDesperado]

Craziness. Oh Maggie ends up with Negan?

Nahhh, he has someone else. Im not sure why theyre going off together yet, it won't be clear till the finale. No one likes Negan still, but they work with him to survive against other threats.

 

[NoSmilez]

Nahhh, he has someone else. Im not sure why theyre going off together yet, it won't be clear till the finale. No one likes Negan still, but they work with him to survive against other threats.

One last question boss. Please tell me Carl is dead.