Netflix recruits a big-name studio and high-profile creators for another original that appears to be truly original -- a psychological thriller about the secrets between adult siblings. October 14, 2013 1:53 PM PDT Netflix has ordered a series from the team behind legal thriller "Damages." (Credit: Getty Images) Netflix Monday announced the next original series it has put on its slate, a thriller from the team behind the FX series "Damages," set to start production in 2014. Related stories Nokia to lump free year of Netflix with some Lumia sales Netflix in talks with US cable providers -- report Get a refurbished Roku 2 HD for $34.95 shipped Netflix iOS update adds HD streaming, AirPlay support Netflix most popular online TV service but cable still king The project, unnamed in the announcement, not only brings more high-profile creative names to Netflix's originals strategy, it brings a major studio on board. Sony Pictures Television, the studio that helped produce hits like "Breaking Bad," is producing the series for Netflix. It's different from the originals Netflix has released thus far in its push for homemade content by being a concept built from scratch. Programs like "House of Cards" and "Orange Is the New Black," which have earned Netflix bona fides for their quality, were based on pre-existing projects: a UK show in the case of the former and a memoir in the case of the latter. Coming next year, Netflix sci-fi original "Sense8" from "The Matrix" creators Andy and Lana Wachowski is also being developed without a predecessor in another form. However, the latest series from the "Damages" team keeps with Netflix past practice for the production house to hold the long-term rights to the show, giving Netflix a window of time to be its exclusive distributor. The 13-episode series is set begin production in early 2014 and will be available in all territories that Netflix operates. "Damages" creators Todd A. Kessler, Daniel Zelman and Glenn Kessler called the new show a "tightly wound thriller" that explores complex bonds among family members, and "the rivalries, jealousies, and betrayals at the core of every family."
Netflix recruits a big-name studio and high-profile creators for another original that appears to be truly original -- a psychological thriller about the secrets between adult siblings.
Netflix has ordered a series from the team behind legal thriller "Damages."
(Credit: Getty Images)
Netflix Monday announced the next original series it has put on its slate, a thriller from the team behind the FX series "Damages," set to start production in 2014.
Related stories
- Nokia to lump free year of Netflix with some Lumia sales
- Netflix in talks with US cable providers -- report
- Get a refurbished Roku 2 HD for $34.95 shipped
- Netflix iOS update adds HD streaming, AirPlay support
- Netflix most popular online TV service but cable still king
The project, unnamed in the announcement, not only brings more high-profile creative names to Netflix's originals strategy, it brings a major studio on board. Sony Pictures Television, the studio that helped produce hits like "Breaking Bad," is producing the series for Netflix.
It's different from the originals Netflix has released thus far in its push for homemade content by being a concept built from scratch. Programs like "House of Cards" and "Orange Is the New Black," which have earned Netflix bona fides for their quality, were based on pre-existing projects: a UK show in the case of the former and a memoir in the case of the latter.
Coming next year, Netflix sci-fi original "Sense8" from "The Matrix" creators Andy and Lana Wachowski is also being developed without a predecessor in another form.
However, the latest series from the "Damages" team keeps with Netflix past practice for the production house to hold the long-term rights to the show, giving Netflix a window of time to be its exclusive distributor.
The 13-episode series is set begin production in early 2014 and will be available in all territories that Netflix operates.
"Damages" creators Todd A. Kessler, Daniel Zelman and Glenn Kessler called the new show a "tightly wound thriller" that explores complex bonds among family members, and "the rivalries, jealousies, and betrayals at the core of every family."
