2018 New York Comic Con
Day 3 (October 6, 2018)
At this year’s New York Comic Con, we got a chance to speak with Liz Heldens, the Executive Producer and Showrunner of the upcoming Fox series, The Passage. Joining Liz was Justin Cronin, author of the 2010 sci-fi, dystopian, monster horror novel of the same name which the show is based on. The Passage premieres on Fox on January 14, 2019.
Liz and Justin sat at the roundtable for a long time, much longer than we’re usually given access to creatives at these types of things. I appreciate them for answering all of the questions tossed at them. Liz and Justin spoke a variety of topics, including working together on adapting the novels to television; how people experience a story on a personal level; and the importance of telling a character driven story in a genre show.
“I certainly approached it as character first and genre second, which is how I think Justin approached the novels.” ~ Liz Heldens
“A book is an event and event happens every time it’s read.” ~ Justin Cronin
After the jump, check out transcribed excerpts from the interview with Liz and Justin, as well as video of the full unedited interview!