Nazis, be careful. Wolfenstein is coming to the small display screen with some assist from the identical individuals (and the identical manufacturing firm) behind Amazon’s hit live-action adaptation of Fallout.
On July 25, Selection solely reported that Amazon was working as soon as once more with Kilter Movies and Jonah Nolan on a brand new online game live-action TV present adaptation. This time, it’s a unique Bethesda-owned property: Wolfenstein. The video games have nearly at all times revolved round US soldier BJ Blazkowicz killing Nazis who typically use superior tech, like mechs. The present’s particular plot particulars aren’t but identified, however Selection studies that the sequence’ official logline is just: “The story of killing Nazis is evergreen.”
In accordance with the outlet, Patrick Somerville will function the creator, author, government producer, and showrunner on the Wolfenstein sequence through his chaoticgood.television manufacturing firm. In the meantime, Jonah Nolan, Lisa Pleasure, and Athena Wickman will government produce through Kilter Movies. Jerk Gustafsson from MachineGames, the studio behind the current Wolfenstein entries, will even reportedly be an government producer on the present.
Somerville is finest identified for creating Maniac at Netflix and Station Eleven, on which he additionally served as showrunner, at HBO Max. Earlier than that, he helped produce HBO’s The Leftovers. Selection studies that Somerville has been a fan of the Wolfenstein video games since he was a baby. He grew up killing Nazis and loving it. And now he’ll get to make a TV present about it. Generally issues work out.
Assuming the challenge strikes ahead and doesn’t die in pre-production or negotiations, this may mark Amazon and Kilter’s second online game adaptation. Fallout has confirmed to be a giant hit for the net streamer, with a second season on the best way and a 3rd season already ordered. Amazon can be engaged on TV exhibits based mostly on God of Conflict, Mass Impact, and Warhammer 40,000.
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