'Nightflyers' creator Jeff Buhler on what sets the series adaptation apart: You can't kill all the characters together
A wonderful thing about recreating an author's work for the screen the creative license of the creator being allowed to represent the same story, but from their own, personal vision. Granted, there is always ample scope for comparison between the on-screen feature and the original, but in SyFy's new space horror, 'Nightflyers,' creator Jeff Buhler was able to find that balance effortlessly.
Based on the novella of the same name written by George R. R. Martin, Buhler's series follows the story of the titular spaceship set in the Earth's near future, where a group of experts is out on a mission to seek alien life, in the hopes of having them help humanity survive back on our planet. Significant changes abound Buhler's adaptation. The creator had some interesting insight to share. Here are some excerpts of his conversation with Meaww.