HBO's 'Utopia' TV Series - David Fincher Adapting UK Show, Is Directing All Season 1 Episodes

Film directors stepping into the cable television world isn't anything new, but it's still incredibly exciting in terms of entertainment. Cary Fukunaga and Steven Soderbergh have directed full seasons of True Detective and The Knick, respectfully, with amazing results. So we're very excited for the HBO adaptation of the United Kingdom series Utopia, which is set to feature an entire first season directed by Gone Girl filmmaker David Fincher!

Fincher is no stranger to TV directing, specifically with HBO. He's an executive producer on The Newsroom and has directed a number of the episodes. With Utopia, however, he'll be in charge of each episode.

"I like the world of it. I like the characters - I love Dennis's [Kelly, creator of the UK show] honesty and affinity for the nerds," the director told The Guardian in a recent interview. "I mean, I've always been a bit of a junior conspiracy theorist [because] I don't have time to connect them all! But it's nice to see that somebody has."

This new adaptation means we get to see hours and hours of new Fincher material. That is a huge win in our minds! Let us know what you think of this news in the comments section below!

Here is the official synopsis of Utopia (via Slash Film):

The story follows a small group of people who find themselves in possession of the manuscript sequel of a cult graphic novel called The Utopia Experiments which is rumoured to have predicted the worst disasters of the last century. This leads them to be targeted by an organisation known as The Network, which they must avoid to survive. Using the manuscript, they must uncover the meaning hidden in its pages before the disasters depicted become reality.