Ovation TV to Begin Work on CHRONICLES OF ARA Miniseries

Variety reports that Ovation TV has signed a development deal with fantasy novelists Joel Eisenberg and Steve Hillard in an effort to continue to push original content.

The comprehensive pact includes an eight-hour miniseries based on the author's first two novels in the THE CHRONICLES OF ARA book series. While the deal is only signed for the first two books, there is a possibility the series could continue to include the remaining six books.

"THE CHRONICLES OF ARA is a fantastically imaginative series that explores the origins and repercussions of artistic creation. Its theme, of course, is perfectly suited for the only television network dedicated to the arts, but the story itself is so engaging and visual in its telling that it seems destined for a series," said Scott Woodward, Ovation's exec VP of programming and production. "We're looking forward to working with Joel and Steve to bring their stories to Ovation viewers."

The books center around Ara, a muse who inspires all art and invention, but who is corrupted by a tragic loss. Using parallel storylines, the characters include some of history's more renowned "darker authors" - J.R.R. Tolkien, Mary Shelley, Lewis Carroll, H.G. Wells, Edgar Allan Poe - as they are writing their greatest creations.

"Our logline springs from there," says Eisenberg. "The end of the world begins when man is betrayed by his greatest creation: his art. What better outlet than Ovation, a network devoted to the arts and culture, to explore this concept?"

Hillard adds that "we run with the concept of dangerous art - all those video games, novels, music, lyrics and so on that parents and teachers say are bad for you - and we respond, 'Okay, we agree. All art is dangerous. Now what? What of the wars and cultures art inspires. What then?'"

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