Emerald City, NBC's new Wizard of Oz reimagining, will arrive in January. Check out the first trailer here!
The Wizard of Oz mythology is getting yet another facelift, and this time it's for television. NBC has given a 10-episode straight-to-series order for Emerald City.
Here's the official synopsis:
Swept up into the eye of a tornado, 20-year-old Dorothy Gale (Adria Arjona) is transported to another world — a mystical land where an all-powerful ruler (Vincent D’Onofrio) governs over one kingdom, has outlawed magic, and faces not only the wrath of a growing cauldron of witches but a looming disaster brought on by a mythical force. Epic, romantic and fantastical, “Emerald City” is an empowering tale of a young woman finding her true strength and identity even as she battles to bring a divided world together.
With 14 books in L. Frank Baum's series about the Land of Oz, there's certainly plenty of material to work with.
Emerald City Trailer
There are two trailers for Emerald City. We'll give you the newest one first:
and here's the earlier one...
Emerald City Premiere Date
Emerald City will arrive on Friday, January 6th with a two hour premiere event from 9-11 pm.
Emerald City was first conceived by writer Matt Arnold and Josh Friedman, who were intended to serve as executive producers...but then the project died. The project is now in the hands of executive producers David Schulner and Shaun Cassidy. Vincent D’Onofrio stars as the Wizard of Oz, with Adria Arjona, Ana Ularu, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Jordan Loughran, Gerran Howell, Mido Hamada, Joely Richardson, Isabel Lucas, Stefanie Martini, Suan-Li Ong, Florence Kasumba, and Roxy Sternberg.