Syfy has given a cast-contingent pilot order to 12 Monkeys, a drama series based on the 1995 Universal Pictures/Atlas Entertainment film directed by Terry Gilliam and starring Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt. The 60-minute pilot, produced by Universal Cable Prods. and Atlas Entertainment, was written on spec by Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett ( Terra Nova). It follows the journey of a time traveler from the post-apocalyptic future who appears in present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will eventually decimate the human race. Filming is tentatively slated to begin in November. Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven ( The Dark Knight Trilogy), who produced the feature, and Richard Suckle will executive produce, with Matalas and Fickett co-executive producing.
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