Contrary to Soderbergh’s stated plan to hand over directing duties on the show to someone else, he now wants to steer “The Knick” to its conclusion. He says series creators
Jack Amiel and
Michael Begler are finishing up an outline for “a multi-year master plan.” They’ll soon submit it to Cinemax (thus
HBO) in hopes of landing a four-season commitment.
(To put that potential order in context, it was a big deal when
Netflix last month announced a three-season renewal of “
Orange Is the New Black” )
“I come up with mini-resolutions every year. Last year was the year of ‘the fast no.’ And this is the year of ‘the big ask,’” Soderbergh explains.
“It’s kind of all or nothing. You can’t stop the show in the middle,” he says of the four-season plan, which would help producers lock in long-term budget, casting and production strategies.
Though he and his fellow producers always envisioned “The Knick” as a six-season series, he initially intended to direct only two of them. “But what I should have predicted was that after doing 20 hours of it, I wasn’t that anxious to just give it away,” he says.
the show looks great but it's 2015....most shows look great. If this was 10 years ago I'd be a lot more worried about a A-list director leaving a TV project but "Fargo", "Hannibal", "Mr. Robot", etc. all look great. There's enough talent to go around that I doubt a change of director would kill the show.
