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Sarah Snook Leads Hitchcock’s “The Birds” Alaska Remake

5/30/2026

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Universal International Studios and Heyday Television are marketing a limited-series remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s *The Birds* starring Emmy winner Sarah Snook and written by Tom Spezialy.
The series places the tale in present-day Alaska and adapts Daphne du Maurier’s 1952 short story rather than the 1963 film.
Sarah Snook, Tom Spezialy, David Heyman and Jennifer Gabler Rawlings serve as executive producers, following Heyday’s 2024 success with *Apples Never Fall*.

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Universal International Studios and Heyday Television are marketing a limited-series remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s *The Birds* starring Emmy winner Sarah Snook and written by Tom Spezialy.
The series places the tale in present-day Alaska and adapts Daphne du Maurier’s 1952 short story rather than the 1963 film.
Sarah Snook, Tom Spezialy, David Heyman and Jennifer Gabler Rawlings serve as executive producers, following Heyday’s 2024 success with *Apples Never Fall*.