Seems like everybody and his brother is in the ATOTC-adaptation business these days. While we still wait for word of the planned BBC version, now comes news that ABC is developing a modernized series based on the novel! Variety reports, "Titled 'Two Cities,' the series is described as a modern update of Dickens’ novel set against the backdrop of a society on the verge of revolution, where the tensions between the haves and have-nots has reached a breaking point. At the center of the story is Lucy Manette, who’s rehabilitating a stricken father she’s only just met while caught between two men she loves for different reasons."
It's far too early to think of this as a done deal, as lots of series that get developed never get picked up. But supposing it does come to pass, what do you think of the idea? Personally, I haven't made up my mind yet. Modernizations can be good if they're done right; if not, they can be horrific. Fortunately, Dickens's novel is so well done and well known that I don't think even a botched job would hurt its reputation!
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