HBO riding surf wave Nunn's 'surf noir' comes to
smallscreen
By DENISE MARTIN, MICHAEL FLEMING (VARIETY)
HBO and David Milch are hitting the beach with author Kem
Nunn.
Paybox execs are in discussions with Milch to pick up a
one-hour pilot set in the world of surfing that Milch would
write and exec produce. Nunn would co-write and co-exec
produce.
In the same way Milch's dark take on "Deadwood" is atypical
of the Western genre, his untitled surfing project is said to
take a more somber approach to its subject.
Writing partner Nunn is best known for having pioneered the
"surf noir" -- part surfer tall tale, part murder mystery --
made famous in his novels "Tapping the Source" (an American
Book Award nominee), "The Dogs of Winter" and "Tijuana
Straits." HBO project, however, will be an original
work.
Howard Rosenman will also exec produce; Peter Spears will
co-exec produce. Surf legend Herb "Herbie" Fletcher and wife
Dibi are consulting producers on the project.
Milch is in the middle of a two-year production pactpact with
HBO, under which he is continuing to work on "Deadwood" while
developing new projects for the cablercabler.
Apart from the surf project, Milch is developing a police
drama with "NYPD Blue" collaborator Bill Clark about the
latter's experiences as a rookie undercover cop.
Elsewhere on the drama front, HBO last week ordered the
series "sexLife," about couples with intimacy issues, from
Gavin Polone's Pariah.
Date in print: Wed., May 10, 2006, Los Angeles
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