‘Field of Dreams’ TV Series Not Moving Forward at Peacock (EXCLUSIVE)

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The FieldOfDreams TV adaptation is no longer happening at Peacock. Universal Television is currently shopping around the project

was set as writer and executive producer under Fremulon, with Lawrence Gordon of The Gordon Company also executive producing with David Miner of 3 Arts and Morgan Sackett. The Gordon Company produced the original film, which starred Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Amy Madigan and the late Ray Liotta.

The show was set as a reimagining of the movie, which saw an Iowa farmer build a baseball diamond in the middle of his cornfield after being prompted by a mysterious, otherworldly voice. The field eventually draws in ghosts of legendary baseball players like “Shoeless” Joe Jackson . The film was based on W. P. Kinsella’s 1982 novel “Shoeless Joe.” The film was nominated for three Academy Awards, including best picture.

Schur’s credits include creating “The Good Place,” co-creating of “Parks and Recreation” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” and Peacock’s “Rutherford Falls,” which recently dropped its second season. He also served as executive producer on Freevee’s upcoming “Primo” and HBO Max’s breakout hit “Hacks.” He is currently under aThis is now the second high-profile project from a producer under a rich overall deal to get its plug pulled in the past month.

“Field of Dreams” would have also been the second beloved baseball movie to be adapted into a streaming series. Amazon is preparing to launch its own adaptation of “A League of Their Own,” which is set to debut on Aug. 12.

 

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