The “Pacific Rim” TV series has found a home at Prime Video, Variety has learned.
First announced back in August, the live-action show is now in development from Amazon MGM Studios and Legendary Television.
Eric Heisserer (Arrival, Bird Box) is writing in addition to serving as executive producer alongside Carmen Lewis under their Chronology banner; the first project under its first-look TV deal with Legendary.
Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the series is said to serve as a prequel to Guillermo del Toro‘s 2013 film and its 2018 sequel, Pacific Rim Uprising.
“Eric is a multitalented, prolific creator whose track record of critical and commercial successes speaks for itself,” Jason Clodfelter, President of Legendary Television, previously said. “We are thrilled to launch our partnership with Eric, Chronology, and Carmen, with a new entry in the epic, globally popular Pacific Rim universe.”
That universe also includes the Netflix anime series “Pacific Rim: The Black” in addition to comic books, novels, toys, and more. Sources say there’s still the potential for new films as well.
In Pacific Rim, an inter-dimensional rift opens at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, allowing massive monsters known as Kaiju to enter our world and begin attacking humanity. In response, humans begin constructing giant fighting robots called Jaegers.
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