The Demonata TV series - in an alternate reality!
25 November 2021Who here saw and loved all three series of the Netflix Demonata TV series that started to stream in 2017?!? You must remember it -- directed by Andy Muschietti? Theme song called "Salt of the Earth" by a band called Lovedrug?
Come on -- you MUST have watched it!! You've probably just forgotten. Have a look at its listing on a site called FANDOM (but be careful if you haven't read the first four books of the series, because it includes some major plot SPOILERS) and see if that jogs your memory... https://fanon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Demonata_(2017_TV_Series)
No? Still no recollection? Well, before you go shooting over to Netflix to search for it, I must hold up my hands and admit the reason you probably didn't see it is that... it was never made!!!
The page was created by a fan (I'm no Sherlock Holmes, but some small little detail has set me thinking it might have been a fan by the name of Andy Muschietti...) but it's fooled at least a few people, as I've had to field some enquiries from other fans in recent times, wanting to know how they can watch the show!! Sadly, unless it exists in a parallel universe where the powers that be at Netflix are more demonically enlightened than their counterparts in our universe, we're all going to have to wait for quite a while, as there has been no interest from any movie or TV folk in the Demonata in recent years. Hopefully it will happen one day, though part of me thinks it would be a VERY tricky series to adapt, for all sorts of reasons, so I won't be holding my breath, and nor should YOU, no matter what you might read on Fandom!!!! :-)
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Comments
Now with that being said, you mentioned there hasn't been any interest. Do you think maybe doing a crowd funded project would be a good idea? That way you could keep control of the project and make it based on your vision. I would love to see Grubbs/Kernel/Bec on the silver screen. Amazon has been giving life to some great shows and most recently thinking the boys has some gory scenes but let's be honest, Demonata would STOMP their gore into the ground.
I think we are at a point now where these stories would shine in the era of streaming. I hope we can make this happen!
Plus who doesn't want to see what lord loss would look like come alive?!
I agree with what Daniel said, a crowdfund could help get more eyes on it - even if it's for a short clip to show the potential of the series. Sort of like the deadpool clip release that kicked off the series.
I honestly hope I get to watch this on a screen at one point in my life. Until then I'll settle happily for reading it every few years!