Ten years after it last graced the screen with The Peacekeeper Wars, the cult sci-fi series Farscape looks set for a TV movie revival courtesy of director Brian Henson (executive producer of the original show) and screenwriter Justin Monjo (who also happens to be penning an HBO series starring Game of Thrones’ Peter Dinklage as a dwarf detective). Here’s the reported plot for the movie, via Tor.com…
“Set to follow the awesome comics written by our favorite Keith R.A. DeCandido, the film would follow John and Aeryn’s son, D’Argo (or Little D, as we will always refer to him). Because their baby was exhibiting a set of interesting powers that made him a magnet for galactic villains, we find that John and Aeryn hide their son on Earth to grow up. Now the kid is 19 and ready to go into space with his parents.“
Produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment, Farscape premiere in 1999 and was intended to run for five seasons, only for it be be cancelled after the conclusion of its fourth, with Brian Henson subsequently securing the rights and wrapping things up with the three-hour miniseries Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars. This isn’t the first time the show has been rumoured for a return, with a planned webseries in 2007 failing to materialise…
Originally published February 24, 2014. Updated April 11, 2018.
