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Del Toro: HBO Monster Show Would Follow Manga Closely
posted on by Lynzee Loveridge
Pilot script submitted last week; creator Urasawa reviewed outline for entire 1st season
Director HBO network last week.
The director said that the planned series will follow Naoki Urasawa's original manga very closely. Urasawa would only give permission for the adaptation if he could review an outline of each episode of the first season. The series would cover the 18-volume manga's story only, with no extra content to increase episode count.
According to the Deadline website, this is the plot of the HBO version:
The thriller is about the worldwide search by a young doctor for the most evil sociopath that has ever lived. He is a 12-year old boy, and the doctor's decision to save his life has unwittingly unleashed a Pandora's Box that leaves the doc battling to stop a plot of mass genocide.
Del Toro and Steven Thompson (Dr. Who, Sherlock) wrote the pilot that del Toro will direct if the project moves forward. Shogakukan — the publisher of the original manga — will be a consulting producer.
Viz 2010.
Source: Collider via The Fandom Post
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