MONTREAL - Work has begun on the pilot for a TV sitcom based on former Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield's first book: "An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth."
That is also the comedy's projected title.
Hadfield tells The Canadian Press that ABC has approved the pilot, which is expected to be broadcast next fall.
He says the sitcom will integrate the complexity of work as an astronaut with the demands of coming home to family life.
Hadfield adds he has no idea who would play him in the sitcom, but says he's working with writers to make sure they have enough material.
He made the comments in an interview from Toronto today where he is officially launching his second book: "You Are Here: Around The World in 92 Minutes."
It's a compilation of about 200 photos that Hadfield took during a five-month mission aboard the International Space station that ended in May 2013.
Hadfield said he chose his favourites from among the 45,000 photographs that were taken while he circled the world's different continents.
