Shawn Levy Tackles Emotional Sci‑Fi With Netflix's Somewhere Out There
Netflix has acquired Somewhere Out There, a sci‑fi spec by Max Taxe, with Shawn Levy attached to direct and produce via 21 Laps (Dan Levine aboard). The story centers on a grieving father who, after his wife’s death, sends a message into the stars and begins receiving a reply from something out there, described as an 'emotional sci‑fi' in the vein of Arrival. Levy is also wrapping Starfighter for a 2027 release, and Taxe has other projects in 21 Laps’ Netflix slate.