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Live-Action System Shock TV Series Announced

A TV show based on the System Shock franchise was announced on Wednesday by the streaming platform [...]

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A TV show based on the System Shock franchise was announced on Wednesday by the streaming platform Binge. The platform that leans towards gaming content announced that it's working with Nightdive Studios to create the new System Shock series and said that the project will be live-action as opposed to an animated one. Binge is set to launch in 2022 and will be accessible for free, but there's no indication yet of when this System Shock TV series will be available on the platform.

Allan Ungar, the chief content officer at Binge who also directed the Uncharted short film which starred Nathan Fillion, will serve as a producer for the System Shock show. He'll be joined by Nightdive Studios CEO and founder Stephen Kick and Nightdive's director of business development Larry Kuperman who will both be serving as executive producers.

"I've always believed that a live-action adaptation of System Shock would be the perfect medium to retell the harrowing story of Citadel station and its rogue AI that subjects the crew to unimaginable horror," Kick said. "We're very excited to see the talented team at Binge bring System Shock to life in horrifyingly real and new ways."

 

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Mortal Kombat Writer to Write and Direct System Shock Series

Binge's upcoming adaptation of System Shock will be written and directed by Greg Russo. The show [...]

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Binge's upcoming adaptation of System Shock will be written and directed by Greg Russo. The show will mark Russo's debut in the director's chair, but he does have some experience when it comes to adapting video game properties; Russo was the writer on last year's Mortal Kombat reboot for Warner Bros. Pictures! The live-action streaming series will be based on the games from Nightdive Studios, the first of which released on PC in 1994. In a press release, Stephen Kick, founder and CEO of Nightdive Studios, talked up Russo's involvement with the series.

"I've always believed that a live-action adaptation of System Shock would be the perfect medium to retell the harrowing story of Citadel station and its rogue AI that subjects the crew to unimaginable horror," said Kick. "With Greg Russo and the rest of the talented team at Binge behind the wheel, our excitement for the live-action series has only gotten stronger. We can't wait to see what grotesqueries and frights await!"