Breaking Bad’s Gordon Smith to Produce Sony’s The Destroyer Series

Sony Pictures Television is taking the initiative to bring Remo Williams from the pulp novel series The Destroyer and place him on the small screen. Emmy nominee screenwriter, Gordon Smith is set to write and produce the show.

Remo Williams’ adventure spanned 150 novels and was adapted on the big screen in the 80s. The 1985 film would have been the start of a vast universe, just like in the books, but it never happened due to poor reviews and box office collections. Now Smith, joined by Prime Universe Films’ Adrian Askarieh, will serve as the executive producer for the TV series.

I have been a fan of these books for a long time, and to be able to help bring them to life with someone as talented as Gordon, and with the support of Sony television, is beyond exciting.

Adrian Askarieh

The Destroyer novel series follows our protagonist, Remo Williams, a Newark cop framed for a murder and sentenced to death. But the government hires him to be the nation’s first line of defense after faking his death, and the books, written by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir, document the adventures his work takes him on.

Since the series received confirmation recently, and Smith just joined as one of the writers, we are still determining if the series will consider past adaptations. But the producers have shown interest in keeping the humor and tone the books, so we have some idea of what to expect.

Breaking Bad's Gordon Smith to Produce Sony's The Destroyer Series
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

Smith is involved in giving the audience some of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul’s best episodes, so we can stay hopeful that The Destroyer series is getting a good TV adaptation this time around.

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About Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad is an American crime drama TV show filmed in Alburquerque Studios in New Mexico and produced by Sony Pictures Television.

Directed by Vince Gilligan, the show follows the life of an overqualified, underpaid, and depressed chemistry teacher who gets diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. The show follows the story of White as he pairs up with his former student Jesse Pinkman as they enter the world of crime.

The show went on to win several awards including 16 Primetime Emmy Awards, eight Satellite Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Peabody Awards, two Critics’ Choice Awards, and four Television Critics Association Awards.

Source: Screenrant

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