A TV collection based mostly on Funcom’s MMO The Secret World is on the way in which.
Funcom introduced at this time a TV collection based mostly on The Secret World and Secret World Legends was within the works and is to be produced by Johnny Depp’s Infinitum Nihil and G4C Innovation’s Gudrun Giddings.
The collection will probably be based mostly on the universe of the IP, centering on a group of undercover brokers and the “shadowy war between secret societies.”
If you’ve by no means performed The Secret World, these factions are the Illuminati, Dragon and the Templar. The objective of every is to battle supernatural creatures the world over and thru a number of dimensions the place they are going to confront historic myths and legends. A big half additionally encompasses conspiracy theories and precise headline information.
The pilot was written by James V. Hart (Hook, Dracula, Contact) and Jake Hart. Johnny Depp, Christi Dembrowski, Sam Sarkar and Gudrun Giddings will produce along with Showrunner Pam Veasey (CSI-NY).
“As the developers of The Secret World and Secret World Legends, we think it is a fantastic premise for a television show and one we hope will capture the collective imagination of the audience,” stated Funcom CEO Rui Casais within the press assertion.
“It is one of the most character-driven and well-developed games I know of,” added Gudrun Giddings, who optioned the media rights again in 2012. “Hence it naturally lends itself to fantastical storylines with intriguing characters, a thrilling, and binge-worthy international TV show.”
Neither the manufacturing schedule nor info on which station it should air on was offered.
Earlier this year, Funcom rebooted The Secret World because the shared-world online RPG Secret World Legends with revamped fight, development, and plenty of different enhancements.
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