Two years after the tip of his Apple TV horror masterpiece, M. Night Shyamalan is returning to the small display screen with an thrilling new sequence.
Most of the time, M. Evening Shyamalan’s identify conjures the photographs of a few of the most compelling thriller horror movies, like The Sixth Sense, Indicators, and The Go to. Though he has spent extra years engaged on big-screen initiatives, he has had a short stint on tv as nicely.
He was not solely concerned with Fox’s Wayward Pines as its govt producer and its pilot’s director but additionally served because the showrunner for a four-season masterpiece on Apple TV. Each reveals ultimately ended, and Shyamalan seemingly returned to deal with big-screen initiatives. Surprisingly, although, a brand new sequence will mark his return to tv.
Magic 8 Ball Is M. Evening Shyamalan’s First TV Present Since Servant
After being concerned with Wayward Pines, M. Evening Shyamalan made his full-fledged tv debut with Servant in 2019 by serving as its showrunner. Now, two years after Servant‘s conclusion, he has lastly introduced his return to the small display screen with a present titled Magic 8 Ball.
Revealing how he has been engaged on the sequence for a few years, the director formally introduced the present on his official Instagram handle:
M. Evening Shyamalan has had his fair proportion of main hits and vital misses as a filmmaker. Nevertheless, regardless of the misses, all his new initiatives are thrilling as a result of they arrive with the potential of matching the brilliance of his hits. One in all these hits was undoubtedly his original Apple TV show, Servant.
Servant by no means garnered the identical mainstream consideration as a few of the early movies of his profession. Nevertheless, the present was praised by viewers and critics for its capability to embrace weirdness and lurk into darkish, excessive corners with its black comedy. Many additionally appreciated the way it embraced gothic absurdity and confidently went past many horror conventions.
Other than incomes important acclaim, the present was additionally praised by Stephen King (by way of X), who referred to as it “spooky as hell.” Guillermo del Toro, too, couldn’t assist however applaud it (by way of X) by calling it “a superbly crafted, elegant present.” Contemplating how Servant earned a lot acclaim, it’s exhausting to not count on large issues from Magic 8 Ball.
M. Evening Shyamalan’s Magic 8 Ball Present Sounds Utterly Completely different From His Previous TV Initiatives
Magic 8 Ball‘s official logline reveals it will likely be a supernatural drama that “reimagines the traditional Magic 8 Ball because the centerpiece of a high-concept, character-driven supernatural drama that blends psychological depth with cultural intrigue.” The emphasis on “supernatural” and “psychological depth” suggests it’s proper up Shyamalan’s alley.
Nevertheless, because the present is predicated on the eponymous Mattel toy, which is historically related to curiosity and playful fortune-telling, it’s exhausting to not surprise how Shyamalan would carry it his personal darkish twist. The director has beforehand labored on franchise extensions like The Final Airbender, however a toy franchise present is uncharted territory.
Whereas solely time will inform how the upcoming M. Evening Shyamalan present will prove, his success with Apple TV‘s Servant raises hope that he is not going to disappoint along with his upcoming sequence.
