EXCLUSIVE: Paramount+ is developing Zero Hour, a new sci-fi thriller series from writer and showrunner Matthew Michael Carnahan (World War Z, Deepwater Horizon) and AGBO (Everything Everywhere All at Once, Extraction). It is based on the short story by Harrison Query (The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey, Trigger Point), marking the fourth big sale for Query in just over a year.
The project landed at Paramount+ in a competitive situation involving multiple bidders. It is the streamer’s first known major buy in the genre/sci-fi/world-building arena.
It is unclear how Paramount+’s programming strategy may change following Paramount’s acquisition of Warner
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