13 Feb, 2016 – The international division of US pay-TV giant NBCUniversal International Networks has commissioned Halcyon, a new short-form scripted series, for its Syfy global science fiction and entertainment channel.
SyfyProduced by Secret Location, Halcyon is a police procedural series set in 2058 and focuses on a future world where virtual reality is as ubiquitous as smartphones are today. Its 15 episodes will alternate between 10 episodes available to view on Syfy linear channels around the world, along with their accompanying Syfy websites, and five VR episodes to be distributed through the proprietary VR platform Oculus Rift.
For an enriched experience, viewers can watch both the linear and virtual reality episodes; and for viewers who are only watching linear episodes, short recaps of each of the five VR episodes will ensure that all viewers are able to follow the complete storyline. Additional premium and mobile platforms will be announced.
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