Yahoo Lifestyle ‘Swan Song’ TV Series From Greg Nicotero, Monarch Media Sets Russell Rothberg as Showrunner (EXCLUSIVE)
The series adaptation of the Robert McCammon novel “Swan Song” has found its writer, Variety has learned exclusively.
Russell Rothberg has boarded the project, which was first announced in January, to serve as writer, executive producer, and showrunner. The show is now being taken out to market.
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The official logline for the show states:
“Following the U.S. government’s nuclear showdown with an unprecedented malevolent enemy, the world, as it was, is gone forever. In its place is a society whose remaining citizens are caught in a life and death struggle to stay alive in a wasteland born of rage and fear, populated by monstrous creatures and marauding armies. One small girl offers a glimmer of hope against a supernatural being hell bent on the planet’s destruction.”
As previously reported, the series hails from Monarch Media and Greg Nicotero and Brian Witten’s Monster Agency Productions. Nicotero is attached to direct the pilot and will executive produce along with Witten. Steve Barnett, Alan Powell and Vicky Patel will executive produce through Monarch Media, together with McCammon. Brandi Hagedorn will co-produce.
Most recently, Rothberg was a writer and executive producer on the Peacock limited series “Long Bright River” starring Amanda Seyfried, which is due to debut on March 13. He was also an executive producer on the Paramount+ limited series “The Offer.” His other credits include “American Gigolo” at Showtime, “Foundation” at Apple TV+, and “Knightfall” at History Channel. Prior to becoming a writer, Rothberg worked as a TV executive, overseeing shows like “Bates Motel,” “Chicago Fire,” and “The Path.”
He is repped by Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Felker Toczek.
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