Fresh off his billion-dollar blockbuster “Aquaman,” director James Wan is busy working on some TV projects, recently. First, this summer sees the debut of his superhero-horror series “Swamp Thing,” on the DC Universe streaming service. Then after that, it appears that the next TV project on tap for Wan is behind the camera for the Netflix series “The Magic Order.”
According to Netflix, James Wan has signed on to produce and direct the pilot episode for the streaming service’s upcoming wizards and sorcerers-based series “The Magic Order.” He’s joined by writer-producer Lindsey Beer, who will act as showrunner for the new show. “The Magic Order” is one of the first projects in the partnership between the streamer and comic book writer, and creator of “Kick-Ass” and “Wanted,” Mark Millar.
“The Magic Order” is said to tell the story of five families that live in a world that is oblivious to the existence of magic. The families are sworn to protect the world using their powers as wizards, magicians, and sorcerers, as they battle an unknown force killing them one-by-one.
Wan is a known quantity, at this point. He’s the man responsible for the horror blockbuster franchise “The Conjuring,” as well as the aforementioned “Aquaman” and the hit action film “Furious 7.”
Beer, on the other hand, is an up-and-coming writer that has begun to make a name for herself. She’s probably best known as the screenwriter behind last year’s Netflix hit, “Sierra Burgess is a Loser,” as well as a slew of upcoming blockbusters, including “Chaos Walking,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” “The Kingkiller Chronicle,” and the ‘Spider-Man’ spin-off “Silver Sable.”
Netflix has yet to announce a release date for “The Magic Order.”
Here’s the synopsis:
Five families of magicians sworn to protect our world must battle an enemy who’s picking them off one by one. By day they live among us as our neighbors, friends and co-workers, but by night they are the sorcerers, magicians and wizards that protect us from the forces of darkness — unless the darkness gets them first.