When the apocalyptic TV series Jericho came, without warning, to an abrupt end, many fans were disillusioned by a story without end. The series, which narrated life in a town after the nuclear holocaust, originally aired on the North American channel CBS in the 2006.
After a first season that was completed at the request of fans, the channel's directors decided to cancel it due to its low rating. With the repetition of the first season on the television network CW, Not only was a higher level of viewership achieved, but there is already talk of a movie, according to an interview with the producer of the series, Jon turteltaub, recently published in the magazine If Magazine.
turteltaub stated that the idea is to release a movie later this year and expressed his desire to continue the story: “Right now we are developing a story for Jericho. It will not be necessary to have seen the series, but it will be part of social life after an event like this on a national scale. It will be the version most faithful to the reality of North America, exceeding the limits of the town of Jericho. "
For the film, the complete cast of the series is confirmed, which was headed by the actor skeet ulrich, known worldwide for his role as a murderer in Scream.Jon turteltaub He also referred to the budget, comparing the numbers they handled in the series: «Any aspect of filming will be a relatively bigger budget amount compared to what we were used to working on the show. If we had $ 40 million to make a movie, that would be 20 times what each episode of the series cost. "