After years of false starts, The Man in the High Castle stormed Amazon pilot season to glowing reviews.
Weve gone through quite a transformation in terms of what the business is.
Zucker remembers pacing around a department store while on the phone with Dick-Hackett as they weighed their options.
If the pilot was poorly received, the risk would essentially shelve the project for good.
Its pretty scary because youre exposed, Spotnitz admits.
It was an added pressure for the executive producer since he also penned the first episode.
The whole world is going to see your pilot and see whether you succeed or fail.
The advantage I had not anticipated is that everyone has seen the show, Spotnitz says.
So, the crew youre able to get, the actors youre able to get.
Its a huge asset, because everybody knows and pretty much likes the pilot.
For us, its been a very happy system.
Many of Dicks stories have recently re-emerged in pop culture.
Most famously, Ridley Scott adaptedDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?intoBlade Runnerand Steven Spielberg broughtMinority Reportto theaters.
The latter also debuted its television adaptation this fall on Fox.
Spotnitz seems particularly aware of both the challenge and advantage of transferringHigh Castleto a new medium.
The gift of a television series is you’re free to take your time.
