'Mimic' Series in works from Miramax TV with 'Resident Evil' Director

Get ready to head into the subways of New York again. Miramax Television is rebooting cult 1997 horror sci-fi thriller movie Mimic as a TV series according to sources for Deadline. Long time producing team and Resident Evil franchise creators Paul WS Anderson and Jeremey Bolt will produce, with Anderson set to direct the pilot.

“The world of insects has been a long-term fascination of mine,” Anderson said in a statement. “So much strength and organization from such tiny creatures that have existed long before humankind and will survive long after our demise. It’s an exciting world that I’m thrilled to jump into, especially with such great partners as Jim and Miramax.”

Orange is the New Black writer, Jim Danger Gray will pen the adaptation, executive produce and serve as showrunner to the new Mimic series. Similarly to the 1997 film the series will be based on Donald A. Wollheim’s short story of the same name. The story centers around genetically engineered insects who adapt and evolve, by developing the ability to mimic their human food source.

“Mimic explores, on its surface, the idea of insects taking over,” Gray said. “Body horror, the anxiety of ‘a bug’ living inside of us, the death of truth, the denial of science and the rise of personal entitlement are at the heart of our show as it examines how society is eaten alive by an invasion that is laying bare its greatest insecurities and failures.”

The original 1997 film Mimic, was co-written and directed by Guillermo del Toro. However Del Toro is not involved in the new TV series and currently neither are any of its original stars Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam and Josh Brolin. It could be some time before we see the new rendition of Mimic. So for now be sure to follow ScaryNerd for more of all things horror.

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