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Wolfenstein TV Series in the Works at Amazon
UNITED STATES, JUL 25 – Amazon MGM Studios develops Wolfenstein series led by Fallout producer Patrick Somerville, continuing Amazon's focus on adapting popular video games for TV, Variety reported.
- Amazon MGM Studios revealed plans on Friday to produce a television series based on the Wolfenstein video game franchise.
- The adaptation follows Amazon's ongoing video game projects and previous collaborations with Kilter Films, which executive produces Fallout and other series.
- The series will be created and showrun by Patrick Somerville, with executive producers Jonah Nolan, Lisa Joy, Athena Wickham, James Altman, and Jerk Gustafsson involved.
- The Wolfenstein franchise, starting with 1981's Castle Wolfenstein and rebooted in 2014 by MachineGames, centers on soldier William 'B.J.' Blazkowicz battling Nazis in an alternate history where they won WWII.
- Although plot specifics remain undisclosed, the official tagline emphasizes that the theme of combating Nazis remains timeless, indicating the adaptation will uphold the core elements of the franchise.
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