Impulse pilot ordered by YouTube Red
YouTube’s new subscription service YouTube Red is ramping up its programming slate, ordering its first drama pilot, Impulse from Doug Liman...
Hourlong action-thriller Impulse from Universal Cable Productions, marks the first deal between UCP and YouTube. Liman (Bourne Identity, Live. Die. Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow) is attached to direct and executive produce along with Hypnotic’ s producers David Bartis and Gene Klein (Suits). Jeffrey Lieber (Lost, NCIS: New Orleans) is writing the pilot which is scheduled for production before the end of year.
Based on the third novel in the Jumper series by Steven Gould, Impulse features a rebellious 16-year-old girl who has always felt different from her peers and has longed to escape from her seemingly quaint small town. When a local drug dealer attempts to assault her, she discovers she has the extraordinary ability to teleport. This newfound power confirms her conviction that she really was different from everybody else, but it now makes her the focus of those who want to control her.
I hope Limon sticks closer to the source material this time. Seems like the writers are different, no Goyer, so that makes me more optimistic. share