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A Waterworld TV Show Is In The Works, Finally

We already have a Waterworld stunt show, now there might be a TV show!

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In very unexpected but wonderful news, a TV series based on the 1995 Kevin Costner movie Waterworld--and also, we hope, the award-winning Waterworld: A Live Sea War Spectacular stunt show at Universal Studios Hollywood--is in the works. The news comes from Collider, which reports that John Davis, a producer on the film, is currently developing the project for a streaming network.

Speaking to Collider, Davis said, "We're going to do the streaming version of that movie, the continuation of that movie." The film is set in the year 2500, with the seas having risen to cover the entire planet with water. Costner played a character called the Mariner--a fish/human hybrid with gills and webbed feet--that traveled the seas, trading dry dirt to people. After discovering a young girl with a map to a dry piece of land tattooed on her back, the Mariner protects her from the evil Deacon (Dennis Hopper) and ultimately they journey to the top of Mt. Everest--the only remaining land above water.

As for what the continuation would be, there's no telling. At the end of the movie, the Mariner realizes the sea is his home, leaving the little girl and their friends to live on dry land, while he sails away. According to Davis, the new series would take place two decades later and feature the characters from the first movie. Of course, that doesn't mean the cast would return.

Still, Davis' producing partner John Fox wants to make it clear the series isn't a reality just yet. "We're not 100% sure on the approach to the show," he said. "But definitely, we're in the building stages right now."

Currently, the team is developing the project at Universal Television, which could see it end up on Peacock. That would be a nice bit of synergy, given that there are still Waterworld attractions at a number of Universal Studios theme parks. In addition to Hollywood, there are Waterworld stunt shows at Universal Studios Singapore and Japan. Additionally, an entire Waterworld-themed land is being built at Universal Studios Beijing, which is scheduled to open later this year.

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