Some of you may remember the TV blockbuster I, Claudius, in 1976, a 13-part series from BBC that redefined Roman decadence for the 20th century. A new miniseries adaptation of Robert Graves's novel is now in the works from HBO and BBC2. Deadline.com reported that the acquisition deal "ends a long series of twists and turns for the rights to a book that was previously turned into an Emmy-winning 13-part miniseries in 1976 by BBC." Although BBC controls the rights to the original TV miniseries, the new HBO/BBC2 production will focus primarily on Graves's books I, Claudius: From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius Born 10 B.C. Murdered and Deified A.D. 54 and Claudius the God: And His Wife Messalina.
