I am – Hercules!!

A&E is making a 4- to 6-hour miniseries out of the 1969 Michael Crichton novel “The Andromeda Strain,” about microscopic extraterrestrial organisms that wreak havoc on humanity.

Mikael Solomon (“Alias,” “Rome”) directs from a teleplay by Robert Schenkkan ("The Quiet American"). Read the whole story in Wednesday morning’s Variety here.