The Last Ship, the novel by William Brinkley, will be filmed as a pilot episode for a possible pick-up as a new drama series.
The post apocalyptic action drama series is based on the popular novel in which an American nuclear naval destroyer is basically almost all that's left of humanity and civilization after a global catastrophe which has destroyed the majority of the Earth's population.
The crew and everyone onboard traverse the seas on a new voyage to look for a new home, since every single landmass they approach, is enveloped by a dense radioactive cloud (meaning every place on earth was bombed during nuclear war).
Michael Bay from Transformers is the executive producer. "The book The Last Ship is a gripping page-turner that has all the makings of a terrific television drama, including a great premise, memorable characters, intense situations and heart-racing action. We look forward to working with Michael Bay and The Last Ship's outstanding production team," says Michael Wright, the head of programming in a press statement from the TNT channel which might pick up The Last Ship to series.
Coming sooner to viewers, and of course already picked up as a new TV drama series, is The Last Resort about an American nuclear submarine whose entire crew defects when ordered to fire a missile and wants to start their own country on an island
