HBO's Deadwood Revival Movie Eyes Fall 2018 Production Start

Attention Deadwood vets: You're going to be busy as f@ next fall.

Sources confirm to TVLine exclusively that HBO is eyeing a Fall 2018 production start for the expletive-drenched drama's long-in-the-works revival movie. A rep for the cabler declined to comment on anything about the project, which has yet to receive a formal green light. [pmc_inline_gallery]

Over the summer at the Television Critics Association summer press tour, HBO's top programming exec, Casey Bloys, confirmed that the project was picking up steam. "The one thing that I was concerned about was I wanted a script that would stand on its own [for Deadwood fans and non-fans]," he said. "[Series creator] David [Milch] totally delivered on that. I think it's a terrific script. If we can do it on a budget that makes sense for us, and if we can get the cast together, we're inclined to do it."

Paula Malcomson, who played "Trixie the Whore" opposite Ian McShane's F-bomb spewing Al Swearengen on the beloved series, recently told TVLine that the two-hour continuation is "a big Valentine" to the pair. She also expressed confidence that despite a long and rocky development period, "I really think it will happen [this time]. And I would never say that. I'm usually the most cynical about these things."