The esteemed "Star Trek" alumnus Jonathan Frakes is poised to helm the upcoming sci-fi series, "Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime," while also taking on a producer's role. Adding to the stellar creative team are executive producers and showrunners, David Cormican, renowned for "Tokyo Trial," and Dwayne Hill, the mastermind behind "Northern Rescue." This six-episode journey is scheduled to embark on its production journey later this year in the picturesque landscapes of Canada.
Upon encountering the captivating materials for "Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime," Frakes confessed, "I was irresistibly drawn in. When offered the opportunity to helm this vision, my response was an emphatic 'Absolutely!' To work on such a monumental intellectual property, birthed from the mind of another sci-fi giant and contemporary of the legendary Gene Roddenberry, is both an honor and a fulfillment of a lifelong dream."
Claxson and Navajo secured the rights to the book series from iBooks, an imprint of J. Boylston & Company, with the invaluable guidance of Arthur C. Clarke's collaborator, Paul Preuss, serving as a consultant. This collaboration is a Navajo Entertainment production, supported by an ensemble of partners including Claxson, Washington Square Entertainment, Palatin Media, Julijette, Karma Film, Fun Republic Pictures, and the innovative virtual production studio and film financier, Volume Global.
Cormican, Anand Ramayya, and Juliette Hagopian are leading the series production, while Christopher Rush Harrington and Michael Hamilton-Wright from Volume Global, Roberto Vivo from Claxson, and Bernd Schlötterer from Palatin Media serve as executive producers. Lucas Vivo Garcia Lagos, another executive producer, expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "Bringing 'Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime' to life for audiences is a momentous task. These books, with their compelling characters and narratives, have been a part of my life since my youth. We are confident that by uniting the brilliant minds of Preuss, Cormican, and Hill, led by the visionary Jonathan Frakes, we have the perfect team to realize the cinematic grandeur this iconic property deserves."
Paradigm's Babacar Diene, Bill Douglass, and Wilson Rubinoff negotiated Frakes' deal with Cormican of Fun Republic Pictures, while Palatin will handle international sales worldwide, excluding Latin America, which will be represented by Claxson.
