‘The Birds’ is Getting a Limited Series Remake Starring Sarah Snook

Amongst the Alfred Hitchcock classics, The Birds always stands out as one of his more unique efforts. The simplicity of the horror concept has always been a hook, as is the terrifying nature of these animals turning on humans. Well, a new version of the film is coming, this time to the small screen, with Sarah Snook set for the lead role. More below.

According to Deadline, Snook is going to star in a limit series remake of The Birds, to be written by Tom Spezialy, with producer David Heyman involved as well. The package is out to buyers currently, and while it comes from Universal International Studios, it could go anywhere. This is what Deadline lists as the plot for the new take on the Hitchcock classic:

The Birds limited series is described as a visceral, present-day reimagining of Hitchcock’s classic set in Spezialy’s home state of Alaska with a murder mystery at the center and new characters, led by a new female protagonist, Myra Massey (Snook).

Inspired by the film and Daphne du Maurier’s short story it was loosely based on, The Birds introduces traveling magistrate Myra Massey (Snook) as she returns to her isolated Alaskan hometown for a routine presumptive death hearing, expecting a simple cold case. Instead, she finds her childhood friend’s bullet-ridden body. When Myra is forced to step outside her role as judge to untangle the mystery, nature itself turns hostile with a wave of bird attacks. Now, Myra isn’t just trying to close a case, she’s fighting to survive in a place where death lurks in both the shadows and the skies.

Source: Deadline