He sent me the book and I immediately thought, “This will never be a movie. Gibson, who’s an amazing mind and a wonderful human being. In a way, though, that became the progenitor for Peripheral, because I developed a relationship with Mr. At one time, I had the audacity to want to adapt his first novel, Neuromancer, but I failed in bringing that to the screen.
Vincenzo Natali: Much like Jonathan, I’ve been enamored with William Gibson for decades. What about you, Vincenzo? Since you brought it to them initially, what brought it to your attention? We’d been massively influenced by Gibson’s work, so for us, the technical term for it would be a no-brainer. I had grown up reading Gibson’s work and had long wondered why it had so stubbornly resisted adaptation. Vincenzo came to us with a William Gibson book. Jonathan Nolan: The first thing that was attractive to us was Vincenzo, with whom we’ve worked before. Nolan also offered a brief update on the status of the Fallout series he’s working on, based on the popular game franchise.ĭigital Trends: Jonathan, what was it about The Peripheral that first attracted you to the project? With the series now available on Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service, Digital Trends spoke to Nolan and Natali about its origins, its narrative and visual inspirations, and whether we can expect to see a second season of the meticulously envisioned series. The story of a young woman who finds herself at the center of a conspiracy unfolding in both her own timeline and one in a far-flung, post-apocalyptic future, The Peripheral‘s executive producers include Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, along with filmmaker Vincenzo Natali ( Splice), who directs several episodes (including the series premiere). Amazon’s sci-fi series The Peripheral delivers a mind-bending, time-twisting thriller inspired by the work of visionary author William Gibson, with some of the genre’s most celebrated filmmakers collaborating behind the camera to bring its unique tale to the screen.
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