Editing Season 1 (section)

===Development===
In November 2016, the series was ordered to pilot along with backup scripts by [[TNT]] with [[Josh Friedman]] to serve as showrunner.<ref name="Deadline1">[https://deadline.com/2016/11/snowpiercer-pilot-movie-josh-friedman-tomorrow-studios-1201857956/ TNT Orders ‘Snowpiercer’ Pilot Based On Movie From Tomorrow Studios]</ref> May 17, 2017, it was announced that [[Scott Derrickson]] would direct the pilot written by Friedman.<ref name="Deadline2">[https://deadline.com/2017/05/snowpiercer-daveed-diggs-star-tnt-pilot-based-on-movie-1202095390/ ‘Snowpiercer’: Daveed Diggs To Star In TNT Pilot Based On Movie]</ref> The pilot was picked up to series in January 2018, a year after it was picked up to pilot.<ref name="hollywoodreporter1">[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/snowpiercer-reboot-scores-series-pickup-at-tnt-1073539 'Snowpiercer' Reboot Scores Series Pickup at TNT]</ref> [[Graeme Manson]] was appointed to replace Friedman as showrunner the following month<ref name="Deadline3">[https://deadline.com/2018/02/snowpiercer-orphan-black-co-creator-showrunner-graeme-manson-1202304869/ ‘Snowpiercer’ Sets ‘Orphan Black’ Co-Creator As New Showrunner]</ref>, after he exited the project due to "creative differences" with the network in January.<ref name="Variety1">[https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/snowpiercer-showrunner-josh-friedman-tnt-parts-ways-exclusive-1202672183/ TNT Parts Ways With ‘Snowpiercer’ Showrunner Josh Friedman (EXCLUSIVE)]</ref> In May 2019, it was announced that the series would air on TBS instead of [[TNT]] for a Q2 2020 release, and that a [[Season 2|second season]] had already been ordered by the network. In September 2019, the decision to change networks was reversed, with the series once again set to air on TNT.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2019/10/snowpiercer-air-tnt-decision-to-move-sci-fi-drama-to-tbs-reversed-1202750818/ - ‘Snowpiercer’ To Air On TNT As Decision To Move Sci-Fi Drama To TBS Is Reversed]</ref> On January 19, 2021, ahead of the second season premiere, TNT renewed the series for a third season.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2021/01/snowpiercer-renewed-season-3-tnt-ahead-of-season-2-debut-1234676353/ ‘Snowpiercer’ Renewed For Season 3 By TNT Ahead Of Season 2 Debut]</ref>