Adria Arjona plays Dorothy Gale and Oliver Jackson-Cohen stars as Lucas a.k.a. the Scarecrow in the 'modern and dark re-imagining' of 'The Wizard of Oz'.
- December 30, 2015
AceShowbiz -
Forget "The Wiz Live!". After successfully bringing the live musical adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz", NBC is gearing up to launch "Emerald City" which puts a gritty spin on L. Frank Baum's classic tale.
Set to bow in the fall, the upcoming series features Adria Arjona in the lead role of Dorothy Gale, whose first look has arrived in the form of picture debuted via EW. In the photo, she's is seen aiding Lucas a.k.a. the Scarecrow (Oliver Jackson-Cohen), who is "suffering painful trauma that causes him to lose his memory."
Another image gives a look at Florence Kasumba as the Wicked Witch of the East. She and the Wizard of Oz, played by Vincent D'Onofrio, are "contending with a looming war between kingdoms and belief systems."
Dorothy, meanwhile, is desribed as a 20-year-old woman who is "struggling to reconcile with her mother, who abandoned her as a child." In another twist, Toto is now a trained K9 police dog.
"Emerald City" has been dubbed a "modern and dark re-imagining of" the classic tale "The Wizard of Oz". David Schulner serves as showrunner and executive produces the series along with Shaun Cassidy. "The Cell" helmer Tarsem Singh will direct the drama, which has received a 10-episode, straight-to-series order from NBC. No premiere date is set for the show just yet.
