Scott Steindorff's Stone Village acquired the rights to Peter Kiefer's cover story with ambitious plans for 'Psychedelic City' that include a TV series and metaverse platform set to focus on crypto, digital and immersive art, music components and experimental therapies.
The cover story is now in development as a small-screen series as veteran producer Scott Steindorff and his Stone Village Television acquired the rights in a competitive situation, it was announced Monday. In a release, Steindorff confirmed that he acquired film and TV rights on behalf of Stone Village’s sister company, Higher Frequency Media. Steindorff is set to executive produce the project, titled, in partnership with Zhara Astra and Dylan Russell with Astra also taking producer credit.
But perhaps more interesting than the credits are what those names plan to make of Kiefer’s reporting. Keeping true to its source materials, Higher Frequency Media, which specializes in digital art, NFTs and immersive projects, will shepherd ancillary projects based onincluding the creation of a metaverse platform that focuses on crypto, digital and immersive art, music components and experimental therapies.
Much of that will require a studio and/or other partners and Steindorff is said to be fielding interest as they push forward with development. “The show will be very much a combination of,” says Steindorff in a statement referencing the HBO comedy series and the 2011 film starring Bradley Cooper and Robert DeNiro. “We are creating a show that will have the most expansive new world, that will stimulate, entertain and inform people on the deepest levels.
As for Kiefer, who has covered everything from politics and culture to real estate and entertainment for, and other outlets, he says he’s thrilled to be collaborating with the Stone Village team on the adaptation. “The movement surrounding psychedelics touches upon universal themes that date back to the dawn of civilization. It’s such a rich topic and there are immense opportunities to explore fascinating worlds and characters,” Kiefer says.
Kiefer was repped in the deal by his lawyer Eric Spiegelman. The psychedelics feature marked the native Angeleno’s second high-profile feature story for in 2021. Kiefer previously wrote about Yashar Ali, a mysterious Twitter personality who has largely disappeared from online activity
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