Peter Pan Story Getting The Syfy Treatment

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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The Peter Pan story is getting the Syfy treatment with UCP producing a show about a group of misfit children who refused to grow up.

Brian McCauley Johnson is writing and producing The League of Pan, which is described as a limited series.

The League of Pan picks up Peter Pan, Wendy Darling and the Lost Boys after 10 years on the mainland. Now older and no longer together, they group has to be united to face a new threat to Neverland.

“The stories of Peter Pan, The Lost Boys and the Darlings have provided us with epic tales of gallantries and escapism for generations,” said Bill McGoldrick, president, original content, NBCUniversal Entertainment Networks and Direct-to-Consumer. “Now, Syfy is developing an original take on the classic, setting the limited series in uncharted lands, making for new adventures and showcasing these characters like you’ve never seen them before.”

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.