Latest news with #WillSampson
Geek Tyrant
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST Spinoff Series Will Focus on The Chief — GeekTyrant
We're heading back into the oppressive halls of the Oregon psychiatric hospital in a One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest spinoff series, only now, the story will be through the eyes of the man who saw everything but said nothing… Chief Bromden. Producer Paul Zaentz, nephew of legendary Oscar-winning producer Saul Zaentz, dropped the news on the indie filmmaking podcast CK Café, revealing that a spinoff series is officially in development. The show will center the story on the character author Ken Kesey originally intended to lead the narrative, the Chief. 'Just now, I've signed an agreement with Ken Kesey's widow to develop a TV series which we'll make through the point of view of the Chief for the first season,' Zaentz said. 'Following the first season, we'll see what happens to the Chief after he escapes [from the psychiatric hospital].' Will Sampson's performance as the towering, half-Native American patient in the film became iconic, but the character's internal world involving paranoia, hallucinations, the deep ancestral grief, was largely left on the page. Now, that inner world is coming to life. There's no writer attached yet, and it's unclear whether a network or streamer is on board. As Zaentz put it on CK Café, he's cautious about revisiting cinematic masterpieces. 'Don't remake Psycho ,' he said, noting that a series, unlike a film remake, can allow for deeper exploration of character. He's skeptical of some recent small-screen reimaginings like The Mosquito Coast and Ripley , but clearly sees potential in peeling back more layers of Cuckoo's Nest, especially with the Chief at the center. It's also worth noting that this series is arriving alongside a major theatrical re-release of the original film. Fathom Entertainment will screen One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in over 1,000 U.S. theaters this month to celebrate the film's 50th anniversary. The only other spinoff we've seen so far was Ratched , the 2020 Netflix series about the infamous Nurse Ratched's origin. It only lasted a single season, and while Zaentz produced it, this new project seems to be returning to something more spiritually aligned with the source material. Now the question is: who will play the Chief? Source: Deadline
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest TV Show Gets First Details
The 1975 classic film comedy-drama One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is being turned into a TV show, with a spin-off series currently in the works. Speaking during an appearance on the indie filmmaking podcast CK Café (via Deadline), producer Paul Zaentz — the nephew of producer Saul Zaentz, who produced the original film — revealed that a spin-off series was in the works. Zaentz said that he had recently been in contact with author Ken Kesey's widow, and that the series would be told through the view of Chief, one of the characters in the film. 'Just now, I've signed an agreement with Ken Kesey's widow to develop a TV series which we'll make through the point of view of the Chief for the first season,' said Zaentz. 'Following the first season, we'll see what happens to the Chief after he escapes [from the psychiatric hospital].' Kesey's original 1962 novel is told from the perspective of Chief Bromden, a towering half-Native American patient at the film's mental institution. Although he's a pivotal figure in the film, Kesey infamously was not a fan of Miloš Forman's 1975 film due to it deviating from the book's POV. In the original film, Bromden was played by Will Sampson. Since the film's release in 1975, talks of a spin-off or remake have been floated for some time. In 2020, a prequel series, Ratched, aired on Netflix for one season, but no other official projects from the source have come out. (Source: Deadline) The post One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest TV Show Gets First Details appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
