Greg Nicotero knows a thing or two about successful TV series, given his years as one of the leading lights of The Walking Dead. So news that he'll team up — with Shane Black, of all people — is certainly exciting. The pair will work with Brian Wirtten to develop a series based on John R. Maxim’s Paul Bannerman novels.
The book series (there are five titles so far) follows the story of Paul Bannerman, who was once his nation’s deadliest weapon — a top covert operative heading up the most lethal group of contract agents and network specialists in all of Europe.
Now Bannerman is a liability — an unpredictable loose cannon that could irreparably damage America’s shaky intelligence structure, if he chose to. So the decision has come down from the top: Bannerman and his people must be eliminated.
"I read this entire series years ago and found the contrasting worlds of these dark and tortured souls desperate to live normal lives quite compelling," Nicotero says. "To partner with Shane on this, who shares the same passion that I do for the books, takes this project to a whole other level."
Nicotero will be keeping this one at his main TV home, and US cable network AMC is behind the series.