After all the praises of the past few months, Edward Berger (“Patrick Melrose”) would have his greatest triumph this Sunday: his groundbreaking war film “Nothing New in the West” won four Oscars, including the award for best international film. No wonder Berger is now one of the directors especially in demand in the industry. The resident of Wolfsburg has already grabbed a new project.
This is a series called “Helltown” that is in development at Amazon. At the heart of the story is the author Kurt Vonnegut, who, for example, has delivered a true classic of world literature with the science fiction novel “Schlachthof 5”. The series is an adaptation of Casey Sherman’s novel of the same name. Here Kurt Vonnegut becomes involved in the hunt for a serial killer after two women are found murdered in the sand dunes on Cape Cod, where he lived in the late 1960s.
Marvel stars in front and behind the camera
The series is being written by Mohamed el Masri, who also previously wrote the screenplay for the celebrated Apple format “Severence”. El Masri also serves as producer and showrunner. Also executive producer is Robert Downey Jr. (“Iron Man”), who is involved with his production company, Team Downey. But that’s not all with the big, Marvel household names:
Slips into the role of Kurt Vonnegut in “Helltown” Oscar Isaacwho stars in the Marvel series Moon Knight. But outside of the MCU appearance, Oscar Isaac has already been able to prove his talent in numerous top films. These include Paul Schrader’s “The Card Counter”, Joel and Ethan Coen’s “Inside Llewyn Davis”, “Ex Machina” or “Dune”. Who will stand in front of the camera next to Oscar Isaac has not yet been confirmed at this time.
It’s not yet clear when “Helltown” will appear on Prime Video. It is already known that the series will consist of 8 episodes.