‘Neuromancer’: ‘Benders of the Air’ Callum Turner to Star in Apple TV+ Adaptation

According to deadline, Callum Turner (‘Masters of the Air’) will be the protagonist of the series’Neuromancer‘, which is being developed by Apple TV+.

The plot follows Henry Case, a failed hacker hired for “one last job”, which puts him in contact with powerful artificial intelligence. He is thrust into a complicated game of digital espionage and high-stakes crime with his partner Molly, a mirror-eyed assassin, aiming to pull off a heist on a corporate dynasty with untold secrets.

The production is based on the iconic sci-fi cyberpunk novel written by William Gibsonin 1984.

10 episodes were ordered for the first season.

JD Dillard (‘Sleight: The Perfect Trick’) and Graham Roland (‘Fringe’) will be responsible for the script.

Dillard will also direct the first episode, while Roland will be the showrunner.

The project is the result of a partnership between the streaming platform and producers Skydance Television It is Anonymous Content. Furthermore, the singer Drake will be one of the executive producers, through his company, Anonymous Content.

Through a joint statement, Roland It is Dillard celebrated the start of the adaptation.

“We are extremely excited to bring this iconic property to Apple TV+. Since we became friends almost ten years ago, we have been looking for something to work on together, so this collaboration marks a dream come true. ‘Neuromancer‘ inspired much of the science fiction that came after it and we look forward to introducing television audiences to Gibson’s definitive ‘cyberpunk’ world.”

Known as ‘Sprawl Trilogy‘, the literary series also features ‘Count Zero‘ It is ‘Mona Lisa Overdrive‘ as well as the short stories ‘Johnny Mnemonic’, ‘Burning Chrome’ It is ‘New Rose Hotel‘.

Despite the series’ success in print, adaptations have had less luck. Himself ‘Neuromancer‘ has been in development as a film several times, most recently with Tim Miller It is Simon Kinberg, in ‘Deadpool‘, in 2017… But it never got off the ground.