Small Screen Adaptation Of DC's SCALPED In The Works At WGN America

Small Screen Adaptation Of DC's SCALPED In The Works At WGN America

Fans of Jason Aaron's superb Scalped will be happy to learn that a TV series based on the comic is in development at WGN America, with Geoff Johns on board as EP. More past the jump...

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By MarkCassidy - Mar 07, 2016 09:03 AM EST
Filed Under: DC Comics
Source: THR
According to THR, DC Vertigo's 2007 comic series Scalped, by Jason Aaron and illustrator R.M. Guera, has been picked up for a pilot order by WGN America. Geoff Johns will executive produce the crime drama, which was was partly inspired by the 1975 arrest of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who was charged with the murder of two FBI agents in a reservation shootout the same year.

For those unfamiliar with the story, here's the offcial logline for the show:

"Scalped presents a modern-day crime story set in the world of a Native American Indian reservation, exploring power, loyalty and spirituality in a community led by the ambitious Chief Lincoln Red Crow as he reckons with Dashiell Bad Horse, who has returned home after years away from the reservation."

Doug Jung (Banshee, Dark Blue) will pen the Scalped pilot, and will also executive produce alongside Johns.
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Brainiac13
Brainiac13 - 3/7/2016, 10:10 AM
I read the 1st issue then gave up....may pick the 1st trade up and try again...
Brainiac13
Brainiac13 - 3/7/2016, 10:12 AM
Was good but wasn't in the mood to continue....hopefully the TV show gets picked up and ignite the desire to read the trades..
GhostDog
GhostDog - 3/7/2016, 10:20 AM
Great series!!!! One of the smartest comics I've ever read
HarryBloodscreaming
HarryBloodscreaming - 3/7/2016, 10:28 AM
@ComicsBornAndBred - Totally agree. Jason Aaron is amazing (though I've never read any of his mainstream superhero stuff). Sadly, I don't have much faith in WGN to do it justice; would be more than happy if they proved me wrong.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 3/7/2016, 10:36 AM
@HarryBloodscreaming - same. It deserves an HBO, NETFLIX OR SHOWTIME treatment. It's that damn good.
Zarog
Zarog - 3/7/2016, 4:10 PM
@HarryBloodscreaming - I wasn't a big fan of Original Sin (concept wasn't bad, but overall, poorly executed and felt overlong). Thor: God of Thunder on the other hand was spectacular.
McGee
McGee - 3/7/2016, 10:23 AM
Elizabeth Warren will love this show. :D
Ibakedeskimo
Ibakedeskimo - 3/7/2016, 10:31 AM
As one of the only Native Americans on this site, I can say I do not like the sound of this. There are too many stereotypical ndn names in the description for me. I haven't read the comic but unless they're going red road and casting actual natives I think this is a bust
KINGPEN266FBA
KINGPEN266FBA - 3/7/2016, 3:05 PM
@kunyahk - DONT WORRY THEY WILL DO IT JUSTICE
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 3/7/2016, 11:01 AM
I was wondering what happened to this show. I believe the last I heard about it was over a year ago, so it will be interesting to find out if the show will be good or not. I hope the next Vertigo comic book show will be DMZ, Fables or Y: The Last Man. Put them on a channel like HBO and they'll be great.
SorceresSupreme
SorceresSupreme - 3/7/2016, 11:19 AM
All this comic book TV series will just accelerate the saturation of the genre. Now, every 2 months we find out about another comic book TV series being planned.
SirDuckAlot
SirDuckAlot - 3/7/2016, 2:17 PM
Warner Brothers to F'up another Vertigo title? What's new
KINGPEN266FBA
KINGPEN266FBA - 3/7/2016, 3:01 PM
AWWWW YEEEEEEEAAASHHHH BABY! THE ONLY PROBLEM THAT IT IS ON WGN IT SHOULD BE ON HBO I LOVED THIS COMICBOOK SERIES ....DONT FREAK IT UP WGN
SAMURAI36
SAMURAI36 - 3/7/2016, 3:54 PM
This is great news!! I was wondering when we were gonna hear something about this.
Trickwil
Trickwil - 3/8/2016, 11:48 AM
Jason Aaron is amazing, this was an amazing series, The God Damned is almost as good. and Southern Bastards is probably a little bit better. That said, WGN? No way, don't do it unless you can get it on AMC or HBO.
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