Stranger Things EP Gajdusek to Showrun 'Odysseus' TV Series
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- Tanweer, the Greek distributor of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, is producing the new and unrelated 'Odysseus' TV series out of Athens alongside newly launched U.S. label Tectonic and U.S.-Armenian outfit USATV.
- Karl Gajdusek, showrunner and EP on Stranger Things' first season, is set as showrunner, with the pilot written by Sean Finegan, Scott Windhauser, Noah Lang, and Blake Hoss.
- Roel Reiné, whose credits include Paramount+'s Halo, Black Sails, and Netflix's Wu Assassins, is directing the series.
- The series is pitched as a grounded take on the 'real Bronze Age world of blood, ships, betrayal' leading up to the Bronze Age collapse, framing Homer's myths as metaphors over an otherwise real historical canvas.
- The team plans to shoot early next year on location in Greece and Armenia, with stated ambitions to spawn an 'expanded series universe' across multiple seasons.
- A U.S. network is understood to have expressed interest in the project, which the team has been developing for nearly half a decade.
Why it matters: Tanweer is leveraging its role as Nolan's Greek distributor to attach itself to the Odyssey buzz cycle with its own producing credit, betting Bronze Age 'realpolitik' can stand apart from Homerian spectacle. Gajdusek's Stranger Things pedigree and Reiné's action-drama credits give the project U.S. network appeal — but the early-2026 shoot window means a deal needs to close fast to keep the schedule intact.
