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Producer Kevin J. Kinsella and actress Paten Hughes have teamed up to create a new SF series, Fermi’s Paradox for their new production company Cowboy + Cougar Entertainment.

The book Confessions Of An Alien Hunter by astronomer Seth Shostak will be the basis of the show which Deadline describes as following a brilliant young female astrophysicist, Fermi Jacobsen, as she discovers how to evade the speed of light, thus launching a scientific brawl between the U.S. and Russia to establish contact with a civilization in a remote part of the cosmos.

Kinsella explained, “Through careful examination of the much-altered entertainment ecosystem, what stood out is an amazing opportunity to deliver stories that audiences are really responding to now. Most interesting to us are stories about ordinary people intersecting with challenges, physical or ethical, from which they have to pivot in order to move forward in a journey. These physical challenges, moral dilemmas, and similar situations are what audiences care about and can relate to most. If we deliver at the level we set our standards to in terms of creativity and execution, we believe that betting on ourselves will pay off and great stories will find their audiences.”

“Kevin and I are thrilled to take on this exciting new endeavour together and work creatively and collaboratively to build something very special,” Hughes added. “While the film and television landscapes continue to shift before our eyes, this seems to us like the ideal time for a calculated DIY approach to championing strong material and bringing our creative visions to life. We are creators at heart and have projects we’ll develop and nurture carefully, but remain flexible in collaborating with various filmmakers, show-runners and distribution partners around the globe. The structure of our company reflects how the industry is working today. Nimble, hyper-creative, collaborative and lean.”