Remake For “The Birds”

A new episodic television series is in development, starring ‘Emmy winner Sarah Snook (“Succession”), inspired by director Alfred Hitchcocks’ horror thriller “The Birds”,  based on author Daphne du Maurier’s 1952 novella, for exclusive streaming on Skydance’s HBO:

“Escaping a bitter custody battle, ‘Myra Massey’ (Snook) returns home with her young daughter, secretly probing a childhood friend’s suspicious disappearance. 

“With a killer on the loose and personal threats mounting, Myra fights to protect her daughter against a terrifying new menace: vicious, deadly bird attacks inexplicably tied to the crime.”

"...in Hitchcock’s 1963 feature ‘The Birds’, ‘Melanie Daniels'  (Tippi Hedren) is a modern rich socialite, part of a ‘jet-set’ who always get what they want.

“When lawyer 'Mitch Brenner' (Rod Taylor) sees her in a pet shop, he plays something of a practical joke on her, and she decides to return the favor. 

“She drives about an hour north of San Francisco to Bodega Bay, where Mitch spends the weekends with his mother 'Lydia' and younger sister 'Cathy'.

 

"Soon after her arrival, however, the birds in the area begin to act strangely. 

“A seagull attacks Melanie as she is crossing the bay in a small boat, and then, Lydia finds her neighbor dead, obviously the victim of a bird attack. 

"Soon, birds in the hundreds and thousands…

“..are attacking anyone they find out of doors. 

“There is no explanation as to why this might be happening, and as the birds continue their vicious attacks, survival becomes a priority..."

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