Philip K. Dick‘s ever-prescient science fiction writing have been adapted into such works as Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, and “The Man in the High Castle.”

The Variable Man will soon join that list, as Deadline reports that Motive Pictures is developing a grounded sci-fi series based on the novella.

Motive’s Simon Maxwell is producing with Electric Shepherd, the banner that stewards Dick adaptations and is run by his daughter, Isa Dick Hackett.

The book is set in a distant future where humanity is locked in a protracted conflict with the reptilian alien species known as the Sirians. To gain an edge in the war, the military employs a team of scientists to develop a device capable of predicting future events with precision.

However, when a “variable man” named Thomas Cole accidentally arrives from the past, he disrupts the scientists’ plans. Cole’s presence introduces an element...