Ken Kesey's classic novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, which was adapted into Milos Forman's 1975 film, "is being spun off for the small screen" in a new series adaptation, Deadline reported.
Producer Paul Zaentz, the nephew of the film's original producer, Saul Zaentz, said he has signed an agreement with Kesey's widow to develop a TV series that "we'll make through the point of view of the Chief for the first season. Following the first season, we'll see what happens to the Chief after he escapes [from the psychiatric hospital]."
Ken Kesey had disavowed Forman's movie, "in part because it diverged from his novel, which was told from the point of view of Chief Bromden, aka the 'Chief' (memorably played in the film by Will Sampson)," Deadline noted, adding that it is not clear yet who is writing the new project or whether there is a studio on board. Zaentz was a producer on Netflix's 2020 prequel series Ratched, which ran for one season.