chew

For some time now we'd known that Image Comics' cult favorite 'Chew' had been in development as a live-action series at Showtime, though it seems the network ultimately opted to pass on the project. Now, the John Layman-Rob Guillory series will get a second chance to develop the series for TV, after first emerging as an animated adaptation of the comic for digital and home video!

With 'The Walking Dead' breaking records all over the place, it's no surprise that many networks are snatching up comic book properties left and right in an attempt to capture similar success. One of the more promising comic-to-TV adaptations was Showtime's take on the critically acclaimed 'Chew,' the story of a FDA investigator who gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats. However, after a