Amazon Studios has set its next series, an adaptation of the sci-fi indie drama Fast Color. Directed by Julia Hart and starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Fast Color debuted in 2018 to warm reviews praising its grounded exploration of three generations of women living their lives as they deal with the fact that they have superpowers. Deadline first reported on Amazon Studios' intention to adapt this promising film into a new TV series for its streaming service. Their report also notes that JuVee Productions, run by Viola Davis and her husband, Julius Tennon, will take over as producer on the …

The 2018 movie Fast Color is being developed into a TV show by Amazon, adapting the science fiction thriller about a woman with supernatural powers.

From co-writer/director Julia Hart, the indie drama Fast Color follows Ruth (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), a woman with supernatural abilities who is on the run in the hopes of keeping her powers a secret from those who would consider her dangerous. When she finds no other option but to go back to the family that she abandoned, she must reconnect with her mother (Lorraine Toussaint) and daughter (Saniyya Sidney), where she will learn that together they are stronger. During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw talked about what drew her to this project …

In 2017, Logan was hailed as a serious drama that happened to feature a character with superpowers. It had the benefit of the Wolverine character, but it gave fans of the superhero genre a dead-serious movie about people living with the tough choices they’ve made and trying to atone for those choices. I can’t help but wonder if people who enjoyed Logan will come to Fast Color, another drama about characters with superpowers but without the benefit of the X-Men IP. But those who skip Julia Hart’s movie do so at their own peril because …