Director and producer Hamzah Jamjoom and Alberto Lopez of Plot Point 1 Productions have announced that Saucer Country will be adapted into a premium television drama. The series is based on the comic originally published by DC’s Vertigo imprint in 2012 from writer Paul Cornell and artist Ryan Kelly.
Cornell is helping lead the show, executive producing and writing the first episode. Chris Ryall, who worked on Netflix’s well-known version of Locke & Key, is also working as an executive producer on the project, along with Kelly.
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“Saucer Country is the most visually arresting graphic novel I’ve read in years. The composition is unnervingly precise and the closest thing I’ve seen to a shootable storyboard. It offers everything I have been waiting for: striking UFO imagery, cinematic portrayals of alien abductions and profound metaphors for the politics surrounding the phenomenon. There is an opportunity here to create something timely, grounded and socially relevant. We look forward to bringing the best talent to this project and sharing it with audiences worldwide,” Jamjoom said.
The comic series follows Arcadia Alvarado, the Governor of New Mexico, who is abducted by aliens on the eve of her presidential bid. Alvarado runs her presidential campaign and tries to uncover what happened to her, as secrets escalate to the highest levels of government, blending the UFO mysteries of The X-Files with the political drama of The West Wing.
“Saucer Country is about how a mythology can be weaponized and how the search for “the truth” can be used to obscure it. That’s a story we’re seeing played out in the headlines. right now. I’m incredibly excited that my comic is going beyond the printed page, especially with a creative team that understands and loves the material. Get ready for a scary, intelligent, and emotive ride,” Cornell said.
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The series ran for 14 issues eaning a Hugo Award–nomination, with a six-issue sequel miniseries, Saucer State, published by IDW in 2017. Once the story was completed, it was collected and released as a definitive edition in 2024, through Image and Syzygy Publishing, the independent imprint founded by veteran editor, writer and publisher Chris Ryall.
“I’ve long felt Paul and Ryan’s Saucer Country is a captivating extension of lore that has always swirled around UFOs/UAPs, and its blending of disclosure with a story steeped in politics and immigration concerns feels even more relevant now. I look forward to President Obama’s recent announcement that “aliens are real” is being proven out, but until then, we have Saucer Country,” said Ryall.
Alberto Lopez added, “Saucer Country always stood out as a comic that treated UFO mythology with real intelligence and political weight. At a time when global politics and questions around disclosure are once again part of the public conversation, the story feels more relevant than ever. It’s a rare piece of grounded science fiction that feels uniquely suited to television at this moment,”
