

Frank Baum wrote which could be used to drive the series, many introducing new characters like a walking wooden figure with a jack-o'-lantern head named Jack Pumpkinhead, a living sawhorse, and a wandering hobo called The Shaggy Man. In fact, there are 13 other books that L. However, it's just one of an entire series of books that take place in the Land of Oz. While the Witch could cast a few magical spells in the original novel, shes a far more powerful sorceress in this version she was not able to do such things. The Wizard of Oz is one of the most well-known stories in all of cinema and literature. Here's the basic logline for the new Wizard of Oz TV series: When the return of a long-exiled Witch brings fear, division and war to Oz, the only hope is a servant girl who may become the most powerful and dangerous woman in the land. Johnson and Stephan Bugaj from dj2 Entertainment to executive produce, but they're still in the midst of finalizing a deal for a director. Variety reports Legendary Entertainment has hired Now You See Me and Jessica Jones scribe Ed Ricourt to write and produce the series, which doesn't yet have a home for distribution. The book had actually been adapted several times prior to the iconic 1939 movie, but this version is easily the most well-known. The story sees young Kansas girl Dorothy taken away to the Land of Oz, where she encounters any number of strange characters and creatures. Find out more about this Wizard of Oz TV series below. Frank Baum was published in 1900, and the book kicked off a series of fantasy novels.

Now Legendary Entertainment is doing the latter with a new TV series that will be set in the Land of Oz, but their hope is to introduce stories and characters who have yet to be brought to the screen. Some have taken direct cues from the 1939 movie, while others put their own spin on the world created by author L. There have been plenty of projects over the years inspired by the classic film The Wizard of Oz.
