Born of an Empire

After building two franchises at Netflix, Zack Snyder looks to be gearing up to reunite with Warner Bros. for a 300 prequel show. The 2006 movie adaptation of Frank Miller’s graphic novel served as a fictionalized retelling of the Gerco-Persian War battle in which 300 Spartans, led by Leonidas I, held off in one of history’s most famous last stand battles. Netting mixed-to-positive reviews and over $456 million worldwide, the movie not only put Snyder on the map as a blockbuster filmmaker, but also spawned a 2014 follow-up, Rise of an Empire, which was set before, during and after the events of its predecessor.

Variety has brought word that a 300 prequel show is in the early stages of development at Warner Bros. Television, nearly 20 years after the original movie adaptation of Frank Miller’s graphic novel hit theaters. Though no writer is currently attached to the project, sources report that Snyder is in negotiations to both direct and executive produce the show with his production partner and wife, Deborah Snyder. Also in talks to return are fellow movie producers and executive producers Wesley Coller, Gianni Nunnari, Mark Canton and Bernie Goldmann.