Summit announces Push TV series

by Ben Pearson on January 20, 2010 · 6 comments

push tv showSummit Entertainment has announced they are developing a television series based on the 2009 film Push. The film, directed by Paul McGuigan and starring Chris Evans and Dakota Fanning, was essentially a “superheroes vs. government” story, but stood out because of its slick visuals and fantastic production design.

So why would we be interested in another show so similar to Heroes? Because David Hayter, the writer of Bryan Singer’s X-Men and co-writer of X2 and Watchmen, is writing the pilot episode and will be executive producing the series. The program will be “an extension of the film,” and offers “a broad and rich canvas on which to extend the storyline and characters introduced in the feature film.” You can read the press release in full over at Slashfilm.

I’m cautiously optimistic about the potential for this series. I enjoyed the film probably more than I should have (I’m a sucker for superheroes, and McGuigan’s Lucky Number Slevin is one of my favorite films of the past decade), so I’m interested to see if they can separate themselves from similar subject matter on other channels and do so with a degree of success. Let us know what you think in the comments section.

  • Lockdown

    I´ve seen the movie and it was pretty good. And a show based on Push sounds quite good.

    • Kiturej

      when do  u think its coming out

  • http://twitter.com/PhilFreeman Phillip Freeman

    I've seen it too, and my only complaint was that it felt like a larger world that we didn't get to see enough of. The premise was very sound, and was more realistic than Heroes. Plus I haven't enjoyed Heroes after Season 1, and Battlestar ended. I could use a new show to care about.

  • vcurtz

    What the heck, I was just about to comment like, the exact same comment.

    Anyway, I didn't care about the Push movie, but I think this is their attempt at putting a new Heroes out there, and snatching their audiences. Or the audiences they once had. Heroes did suck after season 1, unfortunately.
    I still force myself to watch it though. After 3 seasons.. I can't just quit. xD I'm riding this train until it crashes and burns, but all the while hoping it somehow gets better.

    And, also, there's a sequel.. or prequel.. something coming out that's stemmed from Battlestar called Caprica. <.< hoorah, it's not completely over yet.

  • jakelockley

    Horrible movie, but the source material has a lot of potential so I'd like to see it as a series where they can develop it in all the ways they didn't in the film. Summit is hit or miss, so the series could either be another Mutant X or a Heroes (season 1).

  • http://twitter.com/PhilFreeman Phillip Freeman

    I'm waiting to be impressed by Caprica. The pilot didn't attract me, and I'm confused how it fits into BSG's history. BSG established that the descandants of the 13th Tribe, the Final Five, created human bodies for the Cylons. However, Caprica makes it look like a Caprican will invent it.