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Amazon Prime Video has officially picked up a series version of “Robocop,” Variety has learned.
Prime Video has given the show an eight-episode order. The project has been in development since Amazon acquired MGM in 2022,
with Amazon looking to capitalize on their access to MGM’s deep IP library for both film and television projects.
Per the official logline, “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.”
As previously reported, Peter Ocko serves as writer, executive producer, and showrunner. James Wan, Michael Clear, and Rob Hackett executive produce via Blumhouse Atomic Monster. Ed Neumeier, co-creator and co-writer of the original “Robocop” film, will also serve as an executive producer. Danielle Bozzone of Blumhouse Atomic Monster will co-executive produce and oversee the project for the company. Amazon MGM Studios will produce.
“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.”
The “Robocop” franchise kicked off in 1987 with the first film starring Peter Weller as the titular half man, half machine law enforcement officer. Weller returned for the sequel in 1990, with Robert Burke taking over the role for “Robocop 3” in 1993. Nancy Allen starred in all three films as Officer Anne Lewis. A reboot starring Joel Kinnaman was released in 2014. There have also been multiple “Robocop” TV shows to date, including two animated and two live-action shows, as well as video games and comic books.
“’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,” said Peter Friedlander, head of global television for Amazon MGM Studios. “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.”
