The writers and creators behind some of television’s most popular limited series joined Variety’s A Night in the Writers Room to discuss their creative processes behind adapting stories for television.
\n\nModerated by Variety’s senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay, the limited series panel featured Nick Antosca of “Cape Fear,” Silka Luisa of “Blade Runner 2099” and Shawn Ryan and Eileen Myers of “American Hostage.”
\n\nEach of the series highlighted during the panel were based on existing stories, whether it was a true-life event or a previously adapted narrative. For Antosca, the challenge was retelling the story of “Cape Fear” after two previous film adaptations. His goal was to make the new version feel fresh while preserving the elements that made the original films resonate with audiences.
\n\n“The way I think about adaptations is, I want to create something that’s like the nightmare you have after you saw the original and went to sleep,” he said, earning a laugh from the audience. “You retained some ingredients, the visceral things, and then that mixed together psychologically with other new stuff that you bring to it. So you come out with something that feels, I hope, both familiar and surprising and strange.”
\n\nLuisa faced…
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