Bill Bryson bestseller A Short History of Nearly Everything is being reimagined as an animated TV collection by former The Simpsons showrunner Josh Weinstein and Paddington scribe Jason Hazeley, with Richard Ayoade narrating.
Altitude and Brouhaha Entertainment are forging the collection model of a e book that has bought 15 million copies worldwide and been translated into 50 languages, with a view to turning it right into a long-running leisure franchise.
Published 20 years in the past, the e book sees celebrated author Bryson tackle common science by tackling points reminiscent of the dimensions of the universe and the event of the human race, and setting them out in layman’s phrases. A big a part of the e book is dedicated to relating humorous tales concerning the scientists behind the analysis and their typically eccentric behaviours. Narrated by Ayoade, the animation will inform these tales spanning centuries and continents, time and house, and the summary and the true, exploring triumphs of creativeness.
“I feel very lucky to have such a gifted and distinguished group of creative talents turning my words into screen magic,” mentioned Bryson, whose different hits embody Notes from a Small Island and Bill Bryson’s African Diary.
Altitude Co-CEO Will Clarke mentioned: “Bill’s brilliant mind expands beyond the hugely impressive number of books he’s sold and is arguably a global brand in its own right. We know from broadcasters and streamers that audiences are hungry to explore and learn more about our universe whilst being entertained and our series – which we envisage as a long-running entertainment franchise – is the perfect way to deliver that.”
Weinstein and Hazeley will lead on the supply of the undertaking. Weinstein is a former Simpsons showrunner whose different credit embody Futurama and Mission Hill, whereas Hazeley wrote on each Paddington motion pictures.
The collection idea was devised by Hazeley and Paul Sowerbutts, EPs are Weinstein, Hazeley, Sowerbutts and Clarke for Altitude, Troy Lum and Andrew Mason for Brouhaha.
Altitude is at the moment in growth on a Wombles remake and an adaptation of astronaut Chris Hadfield’s chilly struggle novel The Apollo Murders with Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions.