EXCLUSIVE: And past determination were none. Snowpiercer, the lone remaining archetypal scripted bid connected TNT, is done connected the Warner Bros. Discovery network. The post-apocalyptic drama’s completed 4th and last play volition not tally connected the basal cablegram web arsenic antecedently announced. The determination is believed to beryllium portion of the taxation write-offs for contented astatine WBD. I perceive the workplace down it, Tomorrow Studios, is presently buying the caller season, on with imaginable prequel and sequel, with the extremity to physique a franchise.
“We tin corroborate that TNT volition not aerial play 4 of Snowpiercer,” a spokesperson for the web said successful a connection to Deadline. “This was a hard decision, but our admiration for the talented writers, actors and unit who brought Snowpiercer’s bonzer post-apocalyptic satellite to beingness remains strong. We person been moving collaboratively with the producers since past twelvemonth to assistance the bid find a caller location wherever fans tin proceed to bask the compelling communicative and exceptional ocular experience. We look guardant to moving with them connected aboriginal projects.”
Deadline revealed exclusively successful June that Season 4 of Snowpiercer was going to the series’ last, with the formed released to instrumentality connected different jobs. The determination not to aerial it was made aboriginal successful the year, sources said. It was portion of the slew of contented cuts for taxation write-off purposes, including the axing of HBO Max tentpole Batgirl, J.J. Abrams’ HBO drama Demimonde, TBS bid specified as The Big D, Chad and Kill The Orange Bear as good arsenic a raft of cancelations including Westworld. Chad and The Big D, whose caller seasons, similar Snowpiercer‘s, had been completed, person since recovered caller homes astatine Roku and Peacock, respectively.
“We’re done with that chapter,” WBD CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels said past week astir the contented write-off practice.
The TNets already had been scaling backmost connected archetypal scripted programming. The process was accelerated by the Discovery-WarnerMedia merger.
“We emotion Snowpiercer and judge play 4 completes a communicative with unthinkable endowment that volition entertain viewers portion exploring issues of clime alteration and people warfare. We are truthful passionate astir this bid that we person acquired the rights to power the franchise,” Tomorrow Studios’ Marty Adelstein, CEO/Partner, and Becky Clements, President/Partner, said successful a statement. “We anticipation to find the cleanable spouse soon and decorativeness a large thrust with the last season.” –
Based connected Bong Joon-ho’s 2013 movie, Snowpiercer premiered arsenic the No. 1 caller scripted play connected each of ad-supported cablegram successful 2020. Daveed Diggs, Jennifer Connelly, Iddo Goldberg, Katie McGuinness, Rowan Blanchard and Roberto Urbina prima successful the series, whose Season 4 features formed additions included Clark Gregg and Michael Aronov.
Snowpiercer Season 4 is enforcement produced by caller showrunner Paul Zbyszewski, Christoph Schrewe, Adelstein and Clements of Tomorrow Studios, Matthew O’Connor, Ben Rosenblatt and Scott Derrickson, and the archetypal film’s producers, Oscar victor Bong, Miky Lee, Jinnie Choi, Park Chan-wook, Lee Tae-hun and Dooho Choi. The amusement is produced by Tomorrow Studios, on with CJ Entertainment. ITV Studios handles planetary distribution.