New ‘RoboCop’ TV Series Reportedly Greenlit by Amazon

‘RoboCop’ (2014). Photo: Sony Pictures.

Preview:

Amazon has reportedly ordered a new ‘RoboCop’ series.
It’ll expand on the world of the 1987 movie.
Peter Ocko will write the initial script, with James Wan producing.

It’s been a couple of years since we heard much about the developing new series based on 1987’s cyborg law enforcement thriller satire ‘RoboCop’.

Now, via a profile of Amazon’s Head of Global Television, Peter Friedlander, word arrives that the company has greenlit the show.

“Part man, part machine, all cop.”

Release Date: Jul 17, 1987

Run Time: 1 hr 42 min

Budget: $13,000,000

Peter Ocko, whose TV CV includes work on shows such as ‘Dead Like Me’ and ‘Lodge 49’, is aboard to serve as executive producer on the series, while genre filmmaker James Wan will produce.

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What was the story of ‘RoboCop’?

‘RoboCop’. Photo: Orion Pictures.

The movie franchise kicked off in 1987 with the first ‘Robocop’ film starring Peter Weller as the titular half man, half machine officer. Weller returned for the sequel in 1990, with Robert Burke taking over the role for ‘Robocop 3’ in 1993.

A reboot starring Joel Kinnaman was released in 2014. There have also been multiple ‘Robocop’ TV shows since then, including two animated and two live-action shows, as well as video games and comic books.

What will the new ‘RoboCop’ series be about?

From the sounds of its official logline, the series will be following a familiar path: “A giant tech conglomerate collaborates with the local police department to introduce a technologically advanced enforcer to combat rising crime — a police officer who’s part man, part machine.”

Will we buy that for a dollar? It remains to be seen…