Confirming previous rumors, Variety reports that Amazon will move forward with production of a television series based on the popular Mass Effect video game franchise. However, the writing and production staff involved may not inspire confidence among fans.
The writer and executive producer of the series will be Daniel Casey, who until now was best known as the head writer of F9: The Quick Sagaone of the latest sequels to the Fast and the Furious franchise. He was also part of the writing team behind the relatively little-known 2018 sci-fi film. Relatives.
Karim Zreik will also produce, and his experience is a bit more encouraging; Its main claim to fame is the short-lived Marvel Television unit, which produced relatively well-received series such as Reckless and Jessica Jones for Netflix ahead of the launch of Disney+ with its Marvel Cinematic Universe shows.
Another producer on the list is Ari Arad, who has experience in video game adaptations, including the borderlands and Unexplored movies, as well as the much-maligned live-action adaptation of ghost in the shell.
So yeah, there's a bit of a mix here. No plot details have been released, but it seems likely that the show will tell a new story rather than focusing on the Commander Shepherd saga from the games, as the games were about the player inhabiting that character with their own decisions. . But that's just a guess.
Amazon is currently riding high after the huge success of another video game television series, radioactive dustwhich impressed fans new and old alike when it debuted to critical acclaim and record viewing numbers earlier this year.