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It was the inspiration for the zombie movie 28 Days Later.

It was nominated for the International Fantasy Award in 1952, and in 2003 the novel was listed on the BBC's survey The Big Read. The story has been made into the 1962 feature film of the same name, three radio drama series (in 1957, 19) and two TV series (in 19). Although Wyndham had already published other novels using other pen name combinations drawn from his real name, this was the first novel published as "John Wyndham". After most people in the world are blinded by an apparent meteor shower, an aggressive species of plant starts killing people. What do you think of The Day of the Triffids getting multiple new mini-series adaptations, starting with one directed by Johan Renck? Share your thoughts on this news by leaving a comment below.The Day of the Triffids is a 1951 post-apocalyptic novel by the English science fiction author John Wyndham. Now that Amazon is working with the Day of the Triffids rights holders, Deadline hears they’re planning to “adapt the book as a string of mini-series, detailing the invasion from multiple points of view in multiple cities.” This version of The Day of the Triffids is being executive produced by Don Murphy and Susan Montford through their company Angryfilms, Renck and Michael Parets through their company Sinestra, and Jillian and Dennis DeFrehn of Preger Entertainment, who are the novel’s media rights holders. The search is on for a writer to script the Renck-directed mini-series. But that adaptation didn’t make it into production. At one point, Sam Raimi was going to produce a new adaptation, with Luther creator Neil Cross writing the script and Four Weddings and Funeral director Mike Newell attached to direct. There have been other attempts to bring the story to the screen again in recent years. It was also a source of inspiration for the 2002 film 28 Days Later. The story has previously served as the basis of a 1962 feature film, a 1981 TV series, a 2009 TV series, and three radio dramas. A large portion of the population is blinded by a meteor shower in preparation for the invasion and small groups of sighted survivors of different social strata in England vie to survive. The Day of the Triffids is a post-apocalyptic tale of an alien invasion of Earth by a cloud of seeds which sprout sentient plants.