Neal Stephenson’s 1992 novel, Snow Crash, is often considered one of the most idiosyncratic and enjoyable cyberpunk fictions ever produced. Its inventive world, tongue-in-cheek humor, and eerily accurate predictions of the information age have made it one of the most renowned American sci-fi novels of the last 30 years. Fans of the book and cyberpunk should be happy to hear that the novel is currently being adapted for a series on HBO Max.
HBO has proven its capability for lending astounding production value to genre shows. Just look at Westworld, which is easily the closest any live-action TV series has come to perfecting a cyberpunk aesthetic for the small screen -- even more so than Altered Carbon. The upcoming Snow Crash adaptation is in very trustworthy hands at HBO, especially with Joe Cornish (Attack the Block, The Kid Who Would Be King) and Michael Bacall (21 Jump Street) taking the reins. They are both adept and engaging genre filmmakers.
