Split between Deadline and the Hollywood Reporter, it looks like SyFy is continuing to throw its hat in the comic book arena.
Picking up Frank Miller’s Ronin,” Charles Soule and Alberto Alburquerque’s “Letter 44” and Jonathan Hickman’s “Pax Romana,” SyFy has truly picked up an eclectic batch of productions. “Pax Romana” and “Ronin” both will simply be minis, and while it’s not directly stated it’s inferred that “Letter 44” will be a regular serialized television show by the Hollywood Reporter. It makes sense for “Pax” and “Ronin” both to be minis (although I can’t personally see “Pax” as a television show at all), and “Letter 44” makes a lot of sense as a television show — especially, if as THR infers, it’s SyFy looking to get another Battlestar Galactica on their network.
However, I’d be remiss to note that the last time SyFy brought a comic adaptation to fruition it didn’t make it past the pilot stage. With SyFy also planning a “Booster Gold” show, though, it is perhaps safe to infer they learned the error of their ways that brought down “Sixth Gun,” and it should be interesting to see how these productions play out.
