Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming`s Powers Series Announced
Brian Michael Bendis and Oeming`s Powers Live Action Series was announced by Deadline to be produced by Sony Pictures Television. The series will not appear on the big networks but be a original series on the Playstation Network. The critically acclaimed series created by Bendis and Oeming was originally pitched to FX but talks broke down.
Powers is a centered around two detectives, Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim, who have the daunting task of policing super-powered beings called `Powers`. The series was originally published by Image Comics but now is published through the Marvel creator owned imprint Icon.
Tossing their hat into the growing list of comic related live action series such as Arrow, Gotham, Defenders, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Fox has tapped Charlie Huston to write the new series. Huston has worked on comic book series such as Wolverine Best There Is and Moon Knight. The series will an hour long drama. Release date has yet to be announced.