Author and screenwriter Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay will be adapted into a new series coming to Showtime. The adaptation of Chabon's 2000 novel is the first project greenlit under a recent deal struck between CBS Television Studios and Chabon and his wife, producer/writer Ayelet Waldman. [caption id="attachment_858256" align="alignright" width="283"] Image via Penguin/Random House[/caption] The deal between Chabon and Waldman with CBS Television Studios has seemingly formed out of Chabon's role as executive producer on the upcoming CBS All Access series Star Trek: …

Can a Pulitzer Prize win translate into a successful showrunning gig? That's what CBS All Access is banking on as the streaming wing of the broadcast network has set Michael Chabon ("The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay") to spearhead the Star Trek: Picard series. The move comes as a promotion of sorts for Chabon who has been a part of the show's creative team behind the scenes since it was announced. Variety reported Chabon as showrunner for Star Trek: Picard, which aims to arrive on the streaming platform as part of a burgeoning new Star Trek TV …