Astronaut Down from James Patrick, Rubine, and AfterShock is being developed at Netflix
AfterShock is still going through its process to get out of Chapter 11, but part of that process and getting back on its feet is moving forward with adaptations of some of the comics in publishes. One of those is Astronaut Down which is being penned by F. Scott Frazier for Netflix.
AfterShock is teaming with Sam Esmail‘s Esmail Corp to bring the comic from writer James Patrick and artist Rubine to the screen. The sci-fi series was first releases in 2022 and went for five issues:
Douglas Spitzer wants to be one of the “astronauts” selected for the crucial Mission Politzer. And just like astronauts like Buzz Aldrin and Sally Ride, Douglas is brave, adaptable, and self-sacrificing. He’s one of the program’s best candidates.
But if he qualifies, Douglas won’t be traveling through space; he’ll be launched into alternate realities on a desperate mission to save Earth from a horrific crisis that has our world on the brink of extinction. Unfortunately, it’s a mission where everything will go wrong, where Douglas’s training and very humanity will be put to the test, and where a deep-seeded secret could sabotage everything.
Sam Esmail and Chad Hamilton are producing for Esmail Corp with Lee Kramer and Jon Kramer for AfterShock, and Nick Krishnamurthy exec producing. Patrick is acting as a consultant.
