A Remake of ‘The Birds’ Is Flying to Television
A new limited TV series remake of Alfred Hitchcock's classic film The Birds is in development by Universal. Sarah Snook will star as Myra Massey, who returns to her Alaskan hometown to investigate her friend's mysterious death amidst unexplained bird attacks. This adaptation aims to be a more faithful representation of Daphne du Maurier's original short story compared to the 1963 film.
- ▪The Birds remake will be a limited TV series produced by Universal's International Studios.
- ▪Sarah Snook is cast as Myra Massey, a magistrate investigating her friend's death.
- ▪The new series aims to be a more faithful adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's short story than the original film.
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Hollywood’s turned its eye toward finally remaking The Birds. Per Deadline, this new take will be a limited TV series courtesy of Universal through its International Studios offshoot. Described as a “visceral, present-day reimagining” of the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock film, Sarah Snook (All Her Fault) will play Myra Massey, a traveling magistrate returning to her isolated Alaskan hometown. It’s there that she finds her childhood friend dead and sets out to uncover what happened, occasionally impeded by bird attacks with no rhyme or reason to…
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