MTV and Sonar Entertainment have announced a development deal to adapt Terry Brooks' international best-selling fantasy novels "Shannara" for the small screen. Jon Favreau will direct and executive produce and Al Gough and Miles Millar (SMALLVILLE, Spiderman 2) will write and executive produce if the project goes to series. Terry Brooks and Dan Farah will also serve as executive producers.President of MTV Programming Susanne Daniels said "I am thrilled to be working with the SMALLVILLE creators Al and Miles again along with the amazingly talented Jon Favreau. We feel that the 'Shannara' novels are a perfect fit for MTV as this type of fantasy genre has continuously proved to resonate with our audience."
Sonar Entertainment CEO Stewart Till said "This collaboration with MTV, combined with the amazing creative talent attached to this project, including our existing relationship with Terry Brooks and Dan Farah of Farah Films, gives us tremendous confidence that we have a potential hit property with appeal to audiences worldwide. This deal also reflects Sonar's emerging strategy to become a leading supplier of groundbreaking series programming."