While it's possible that The Passagewill ignore the more science fiction heavy elements of its source, it's a decision that would undoubtedly (and rightfully) enrage a lot of fans.

The title of the first book, and now this series, even refers to that post-apocalyptic landscape, not anything happening in present day. The hook of the source is the future world. That said, the bulk of the book trilogy is set in the far flung future. Still, keeping things in the present immediately invites potentially unfavorable comparisons to FX's recently ended vampire apocalypse tale The Strain. It's even likely that the major retooling the series went under had to deal with how exactly the show was going to approach its unique situation. There's more than enough material to mine, based on the source material, from the present day events. It's plausible that The Passage will just deal with the present day events and explore a world that slowly descends into madness and mayhem. It's unclear how the series will handle the books' huge time jump, if at all. Although it does include vampires, it's safer to compare The Passage to The Walking Dead than Twilight. It's true that the source material does have everything necessary for the next big water cooler series. This suggests that the network has quite a lot of faith in the project and are hoping for the series to be the next big pop culture sensation. Related: 15 Secrets From Saved By The Bell You Had No Idea Aboutĭeadline reports that The Passage is the first series that Fox has ordered for the season, well ahead of anything else.

Now The Passage is coming to air, and all the buzz points to it being one of the most promising new shows of the 2018-2019 season. The series was partially recast - though star Mark Paul-Gosselaar remained - new characters were added, the pilot was partially rewritten and reshot. Yet, due to a number of factors, no one felt the pilot was quite ready for prime time. The Passage is the story of the survivors and their struggle to remain human, in the face of enormous danger and utter inhumanity.

The series nearly made it to air during the last pilot season.

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