Neil Gaiman, the acclaimed author of The Sandman and American Gods, is developing a science fiction show for Amazon Prime Video based on Samuel R. Delany’s experimental 1960s novel Nova.
The report comes from a New Yorker profile on the 81-year-old Delany, which mentioned that Gaiman was adapting Nova for a Prime Video series. Gaiman was briefly interviewed for the article and called Delany a profound influence whose work inspired him to attempt a similar sophisticated tone in his comics such as The Sandman.
Prime Video has not yet confirmed a Nova series at this time. However, Gaiman’s involvement is a major coup for the streaming service, as he is one of the most respected writers in the genre.
Nova was first published in 1968 and is considered an early precursor to the cyberpunk genre. The novel is set far in the future, where interstellar empires struggle over a powerful fuel source called Illyrion, which is essential for space travel and terraforming. Captain Lorq Von Ray, who’s from a smaller space faction called the Pleiades Federation, goes on a dangerous quest to recover the superheavy Illyrion from a nova. The entire time, he’s pursued by the powerful Red family from planet Earth, which controls much of the galaxy and sees the newer Pleiades Federation as a threat.
Gaiman is currently working on several television shows based on his own work. Season 2 of Good Omens, based on the 1990 novel he co-wrote with Discworld author Terry Pratchett, is scheduled to come out July 28 on Prime Video. Set a few years after the conclusion of Season 1, Good Omens stars Michael Sheen and David Tennant, returning as the angel Aziraphale and the demon Crowley, respectively. Over at Netflix, a second season of The Sandman is also currently in production, with Tom Sturridge returning as Dream.
There is no release date for Gaiman’s Nova series on Prime Video.
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