The Whispers is an upcoming American television series created and executive produced by Soo Hugh with co-executive producers Steven Spielberg, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank and Dawn Olmstead for ABC Studios. It is based on the 1951 Ray Bradbury short story "Zero Hour" from The Illustrated Man. The pilot episode, formerly known as The Visitors, was ordered to series on May 8, 2014 and will debut on ABC during the 2014-15 television season as a midseason entry.