Seth MacFarlane Is Switching Gears To Develop Epic Drama ‘The Winds Of War’
Seth MacFarlaneis going to be more than the comedy guy. The creator ofFamily GuyandThe Orvilleis shifting gears to develop his first fully dramatic project,The Winds of War. An epic period drama,The Winds of Waris a limited series based on on Herman Wouk’s novel of the same name as well as hisWar and Remembrance, which MacFarlane is set to write and executive produce withThe Alienistexecutive producerSeth Fisher.The Hollywood Reporterbroke the news that Seth MacFarlane is developing a limited drama series withThe Alienist’s Seth Fisher under the working titleThe Winds of War, based on Herman Wouk’s period drama novels. Described as an “epic story of one American family’s turbulent voyage across the continents and across the years that spanned the Second World War,“The Winds of Warwill be MacFarlane’s first fully dramatic project and the first step in the “next phase of his career,” according to Dawn Olmstead, president of Universal Content Productions, the studio behind the drama.
“We are thrilled to announceThe Winds of War(andWar and Remembrance) as the first of many projects we are developing with Fuzzy Door. This is an epic story of valor, perseverance, survival and family that will be retold through a current lens,” Olmstead said.
The Winds of Waris the first project under MacFarlane’s$200 millionoverall deal with NBCUniversal set up earlier this year after MacFarlane left his longtime home at 20th Century Fox Television after more than two decades. MacFarlane and Fisher will executive produce with Fuzzy Door’s Erica Huggins. Rachel Hargreaves-Heald is the executive in charge for Fuzzy Door. MacFarlane said in a statement:
It’s certainly outside of the box for MacFarlane, though his Fox sci-fi comedyThe Orvillemay have been a sign of new things to come, as the series apparently struck a more dramatic tone than comedic (tomixed results). But good on MacFarlane for getting out of his comfort zone and becoming more than the guy behindFamily Guyand who made for a really awkwardOscars host.
