Upon watching the incredible Bong Joon-ho film, “Snowpiercer,” it’s hard not to lose complete faith in humanity and just wish the world would explode so that you never have to find yourself in a perpetual train loop where you may or may not have to check your food for bits of human. And it appears that art mimics reality from time to time, especially in the case of the forthcoming “Snowpiercer” TV series, as the as-yet-unreleased show has gone around one big, painstaking loop to arrive back where it all began, and we’re not sure if it is even worth it.
According to the latest news from Deadline, the long-awaited (like three years long) series, “Snowpiercer” is moving back to its original network TNT instead of its former home, TBS. This move comes after an earlier 2019 announcement that saw the sci-fi series jump from TNT to TBS. So yeah, one big loop, so to speak.
“We’ve had the unique opportunity to more thoroughly test and explore where this show will best perform,” said Kevin Reilly, Chief Content Officer, HBO Max and president, TNT, TBS, and truTV. “While we are still adding dramas to TBS (such as ‘Obliterated’), after further research and consideration we’ve decided to keep ‘Snowpiercer’ on TNT. Now that we’ve seen this incredible post-apocalyptic sci-fi series in its entirety, and better understand the audience this show will appeal to, we’re confident it will perform strongest on TNT.”
The series, which is still expected to launch in spring 2020 (let’s not bet on it, judging by the previous history), has experienced a long, troubled saga to find its way on TV screens. Originally developed back in 2015 with a pilot filmed in 2017, “Snowpiercer” seemed destined to arrive on TV sets in 2018. However, the showrunner was quickly replaced, leading to a creative differences situation with pilot director Scott Derrickson, who stepped away and pulled any support for the series. Now, with the network hopping, it doesn’t necessarily lead us to have incredible confidence that “Snowpiercer” will replicate the success of the film.
“Snowpiercer” is set seven years after the worldwide catastrophe that finds people living on a massive train. It stars Jennifer Connolly, Daveed Diggs, Alison Wright, Mickey Sumner, Susan Park, Iddo Goldberg, Katie McGuinness, Lena Hall, Annalise Basso, Sam Otto, Roberto Urbina, Sheila Vand, and Jaylin Fletcher.