John Ridley Reveals Scrapped Marvel TV Series Was 'Eternals'

Ridley Describes His Version as 'Good' and 'Weird', Contrasting with 2021 Film

John Ridley, the Oscar-winning writer of '12 Years a Slave', revealed that his scrapped Marvel TV series was based on 'The Eternals'.
Ridley described his version of the show as 'the good version' and 'so f***ing weird', contrasting it with the 2021 'Eternals' film which he did not think was particularly good.
The show was in development around 2015 when Marvel Television was producing shows like 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' and 'Agent Carter'. However, it was scrapped when Marvel Television was incorporated into Marvel Studios.
Ridley's version of the show would have started with a young man drilling into his own ear and another kid sleeping in a bathtub covered in foil, aiming to tell a 'really weird story'.
Despite his confidence in his version, Ridley acknowledged that 'The Eternals' is a 'really hard property to develop' and that his show might not have been universally entertaining.