Chad Stahelski acquires rights to Jonathan Maberry’s Joe Ledger novels with plans to develop them as a TV series.

Deadline studies that John Wick director Chad Stahelski has snagged the rights to Jonathan Maberry’s Joe Ledger novels with plans to develop it as a TV series by way of his 87Eleven Entertainment manufacturing firm.

The Joe Ledger series presently consists of 10 novels and follows the titular character, a Baltimore detective who’s recruited into the Department of Military Sciences, a specialised entity of the US Government which offers with technologically superior threats to the US and the world at massive by terrorists. Such threats embrace zombies, vampires, aliens, and robots. “I really loved reading the Joe Ledger series. It’s an all-time epic action series with intrigue, suspense, and such engaging characters,” stated Stahelski in an announcement. “As I read it, I could see the immediate cinematic potential. I’m excited to be working with Jonathan to turn it into a TV series.”

Joe Ledger creator Jonathan Maberry added, “Chad’s profession, each behind and in entrance of the digital camera, just about defines the sorts of issues I like to observe. The Matrix, The Crow, John Wick – and so many others are solidly in my wheelhouse. And we’re each lifelong martial artists in addition to skilled pop-culture geeks. When we sat down for the primary time to debate Joe Ledger, it was clear that he not solely learn the books however deeply and empathetically understood the characters. I don’t suppose I’ve ever met somebody in Hollywood whose thoughts runs alongside tracks this just like my very own. He’s additionally a visionary and a hell of quite a lot of enjoyable. This is what they imply after they discuss ‘Hollywood magic.’“

This isn’t the primary time a series based mostly on the Joe Ledger novels has been within the works. Nearly 15 years in the past, Javier Grillo-Marxuach was penning a Joe Ledger pilot script for ABC, however the studio didn’t transfer ahead with it.

The Joe Ledger series isn’t the one TV mission Stahelski has within the works. He’s additionally set to proceed the story of John Wick with John Wick: The High Table. Taking place straight after the tip of John Wick: Chapter 4, the series goals to “combine new and old and thrust the Wick universe into a new age.” Stahelski will govt produce the mission alongside Keanu Reeves, and also will direct the pilot episode.