HBO Developing V for Vendetta TV Series

HBO is developing a television series adaptation of the graphic novel V for Vendetta, with DC Studios co-heads James Gunn and Peter Safran set to executive produce alongside Ben Stephenson and Leanne Klein.

The project, which remains in early stages, will be written by Pete Jackson, known for the Channel 4 series Somewhere Boy and the upcoming Sky Atlantic adaptation of Nick Cave's The Death of Bunny Munro. Warner Bros. Television is producing the series, according to sources familiar with the matter. Representatives for HBO, DC Studios and Jackson did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Originally published as a serial in the British anthology Warrior in 1982, V for Vendetta was written by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Lloyd. DC Comics took over publishing the story in 1988. The narrative unfolds in a dystopian Britain controlled by the fascist Norsefire party. It centers on an anarchist known only as V, who wears a distinctive Guy Fawkes mask and works to dismantle the regime. V enlists the help of Evey Hammond, a young woman he rescues from the country's secret police, in his campaign of resistance.

The property gained widespread recognition through its 2005...