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50 Shades Of Grey Was Planned as a TV Series Before the Movie Adaptation

50 Shades Of Grey Was Planned as a TV Series Before the Movie Adaptation

Jamie, who plays Christian Grey in the movie, is seen here with his wife at an event at the BAFTAs in May 2014. Image: AFP

Highlights

  • Fifty Shades Of Grey was almost adapted as a TV show. The CEO of US network Starz Chris Albrecht revealed that he had asked Universal for the rights to the E L James' novels, reported Digital Spy.
  • If successful, he would have adapted the novels into three seasons, one for each book. He is taking this approach with his upcoming series Outlander, which is based on a series of romantic fantasy novels by Diana Gabaldon.
  • "If you read the Outlander book, this could only be a series. I'm the guy who called up Universal and said, 'I'll get you three years on the air as a series-let's just do a Fifty Shades Of Grey series," he said.
  • "You don't have to worry about box office, you don't have to worry about a rating, you can tell the story the right way."
  • The Fifty Shades of Grey movie will release on Valentine's Day 2015.
  • The first official image of Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey was recently released.
London: Fifty Shades Of Grey was almost adapted as a TV show.The CEO of US network Starz Chris Albrecht revealed that he had asked Universal for the rights to the E L James' novels, reported Digital Spy.

If successful, he would have adapted the novels into three seasons, one for each book. He is taking this approach with his upcoming series Outlander, which is based on a series of romantic fantasy novels by Diana Gabaldon. (Also Read: Robert Pattinson wanted to lick the pages of the novel)

"If you read the Outlander book, this could only be a series. I'm the guy who called up Universal and said, 'I'll get you three years on the air as a series-let's just do a Fifty Shades Of Grey series," he said.

"You don't have to worry about box office, you don't have to worry about a rating, you can tell the story the right way."

The Fifty Shades of Grey movie will release on Valentine's Day 2015.

The first official image of Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey was recently released.
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