The TV version of Roadside Picnic is moving ahead. An adaptation of the famous Soviet scifi novel was first announced in 2015
, then picked up by WGN America a few months later
. Now the pilot has its star: Matthew Goode, known to genre fans for roles in Watchmen and Stoker.
Source: io9 – Matthew Goode Will Star in the Alien Aftermath Show Roadside Picnic