'Stranded' comic being developed for TV

The Sci Fi Channel is developing a series based on comic The Stranded.

The title, launched in print last summer under a deal between Sci Fi and Virgin Comics, is about five seemingly ordinary people who discover they are from an alien planet.

Others from the planet are sent to Earth to hunt them down.

Sci Fi and Virgin agreed early last year to jointly launch comics, then - depending on their success - take them to television and film. The Stranded, written by Mike Carey (X-Men), was the first product and Sci Fi yesterday confirmed it was being developed for TV.

When the comic was launched Sci Fi's general manager Dave Howe said it had "the power and potential to come to life everywhere their story is told".

Virgin chief executive Sharad Devarajan added: "This partnership with Sci Fi creates an opportunity for comic writers to develop stories that move far beyond the printed page."