Deadline‘s Nellie Andreeva reports AMC has ordered The Son TV show straight to series. AMC will present at the Television Critics’ Association winter press tour, today. This Texas drama is based on Philipp Meyer’s award winning novel of the same name.
The Son was a 2014 Pulitzer finalist, although the prize went to The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt. Per Deadline, Meyer will write and produce with Lee Shipman and Brian McGreevy. Deadline also names Kevin Murphy as showrunner and Michael Connolly as producer.
Excerpted from Deadline:
AMC has been diversifying its series development and production model with straight-to-series dramas: Into The Badlands, which was a breakout last fall, and international co-productions Humans and The Night Manager. While Into The Badlands and The Walking Dead both bypassed the pilot stage with an episodic order, this is the first time AMC has taken the extra step of fleshing out the projects on the page before making a series-order decision.
The Son […] is a multi-generational epic telling of the story of America’s birth as a superpower through the bloody rise and fall of one Texas oil empire.
What do you think? Do you like the sound of The Son TV series? When it premieres on AMC, will you check it out?
please don’t cancel, love this show
please do not cancel
Please do not cancel The Son!!!!! It is a wonderful as well as informative story!
Thanks to this series, The Son, millions of people are being shown the truth of how this country was settled by evil greed. For too long, the history of this country has only been written by the conquerors to make them look like saintly Christians. The Son is a great history lesson for those who aren’t aware of the bloody greed for wealth that destroyed many lives. It shows the hate and contempt of the white settlers, Mexicans, Spaniards, etc. thinking they should have a kingdom which belonged to the Native Americans. Being Christians, they could have honored their Ten… Read more »
the Son is a great show , need to renew
yes//great//The Son is the best show on TV///thank you//
Reminds me of Ferber’s Giant. Another great Texas Movie. The Son should have many more seasons.
I love “The Son”, and think it is a great show! But last night it wasn’t on! What a disappointment! Has the season ended? Last night was 2/27/17, and they showed something else. What’s going on?
Have seen 8 episodes; loved each one. 1 more episode to go on June 3rd, 2017.
I sure hope there will be season 2.
I like it also . Hope it sticks around for a while .
Have loved each episode from the beginning!
Awesome
Watched the first episode and loved it.
Can’t wait. When does it premier?
Have a friend in the series. Look forward to seeing the series.
cant wait to see this movie I live in blanco tx filming in this aera