Dmytro DzhuhalykAuthor of news articles for the Mezha. I write about things I am actively interested in, namely technology, games, and cinema.
22 July, 18:10
The Amazon Prime Video streaming service is producing a new series titled ‘Robocop’. It will consist of eight episodes and has been in development since 2022, when Amazon acquired MGM Studios, reports Variety.
As in the previous films, the series will explore how “a giant tech conglomerate convinces the city to place a powerful robot on its police force – a robot implanted with the consciousness of a beloved, fallen officer”.
Peter Ocko (“The Office”, “Elementary”, “Lodge 49”) will serve as the series’ writer, executive producer and showrunner. He will be joined as executive producers by James Wan, Michael Clear and Rob Hackett through Blumhouse Atomic Monster. More importantly, Michael Miner and Ed Neumeier, co-writers and co-screenwriters of the original 1987 film Robocop, will also be working on the new series. Amazon MGM Studios will handle production.
“I’ve been a massive fan of ‘Robocop’ forever, so getting to help bring this world to television is a dream,” said Wan. “What Paul Verhoeven created in 1987 was decades ahead of its time, and its questions about technology, identity, and who corporations really serve have only grown more urgent. With Peter’s distinctive vision and bold approach to storytelling, and alongside Ed and our partners at Amazon MGM Studios, we’re working to honor what made the original iconic and highlight its relevancy in this modern, tech-driven world, while building something unmistakably new for a global audience.”
As a reminder, the original film “RoboCop” tells the story of police officer Alex Murphy, who is ambushed by a gang of criminals. They shoot him brutally, and a bullet to the head proves fatal. After doctors are unable to save Murphy, his body is used in the “Robocop” programme, with the officer’s consciousness transferred into a cybernetic body.
The series subsequently spawned two further films, released in 1900 and 1993, which were not received as favourably as the original. A remake of the first film was also released in 2014, which received largely negative reviews from both critics and audiences. With a budget of $100 million, the film grossed $242.6 million at the box office worldwide. In addition to the films in the franchise, several television and animated series were also produced, though these did not enjoy the same level of popularity.
‘Robocop’ is a franchise that has meant something to audiences for nearly four decades — not just as an action spectacle, but as a sharp, provocative mirror of our relationship with technology and power. Peter Ocko has crafted a vision that honors the soul of what made the original so enduring while building something entirely fresh and urgent for today. Paired with the cinematic sensibility of James Wan and the team at Blumhouse Atomic Monster, we believe this series will captivate a whole new generation of fans on Prime Video,” said Peter Friedlander, Head of Global Television at Amazon MGM Studios.
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