Showrunner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins previews what Danas time-traveling tale will look like on TV.

A seminal sci-fi novel is coming to television.

Kindred, an adaptation ofOctavia Butler’s 1979 novel, will premiere on Hulu this fall.

“KINDRED” – Pictured: Mallori Johnson as Dana. CR: Tina Rowden/FX

Mallori Johnson on ‘Kindred’.Tina Rowden/FX

“It’s been about 40 years since the book was released.

One change from the original text?

We’ll meet Dana and Kevin’s (Micah Stock) much earlier in their relationship.

The show also allows for a deeper exploration of their relationship.

The marriage between Kevin and Dana actually feels quite chaste in a lot of ways.”

FX’sKindredpremieres December 13 on Hulu.