Showtime has scrapped a number of previously greenlit projects, including the planned series remake of Gattaca from Homeland co-creators Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa. The move comes after Showtime’s merge with Paramount+ (on the streaming side only), and is thought to be part of a cost-cutting drive across Paramount, following the platform’s removal of several popular titles.

Reportedly though, Gattaca will have the opportunity to be picked up elsewhere now that Showtime has abandoned the series. The series, which comes from Sony Pictures Television, would take place a generation after the events of the 1997 film, which starred Uma Thurman, Ethan Hawke, and Jude Law, and which was set in a world where science and humanity have evolved to the point where humans can direct their evolution. Genetic engineering has created a world in which parents can determine the future of their children before they are born (the Valids), which by default has created a new underclass (the Invalids).

Set in the near future where corporations screen their employees based on their genetic makeup, the Gattaca series would centre on a man with a congenital heart condition who aims to assume the identity of a former athlete with perfect genes in order to travel to space.

Keep your fingers crossed that another network or studio can pick up where Showtime and Paramount have left off!