LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- ABC will adapt Ira Levin's horror classic "Rosemary's Baby" as a four-hour miniseries in 2005, Daily Variety said Wednesday.
The paper said the network has reached a deal that will allow it to use both the original book and its sequel, "Son of Rosemary," in which the child born in the 1967 novel has grown up just as the millennium approaches. The new miniseries will be produced by Barbara Lieberman, who produced the 2002 TV movie, "Gleason," based on the life of entertainer Jackie Gleason.
"Rosemary's Baby" was made into a classic feature film in 1968, directed by Roman Polanski and starring Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes.
"This is the seminal psychological horror film of all time, and I think it will make a huge television event," Lieberman said. "The title is familiar to younger audiences, but they haven't necessarily seen (it)."
