A TV series adaptation of the Wolfenstein game franchise is in production at Amazon, according to a new report from Variety. The tagline of the Wolfenstein Amazon adaptation is simply, “the story of killing Nazis is evergreen.”
Patrick Somerville will create, write, executive produce, and serve as showrunner on the series. Jonah Nolan, Lisa Joy, and Athena Wickham will executive produce via Kilter Films. James Altman of Keyframe Films and Jerk Gustafsson of developer MachineGames will also executive produce. Kilter Films also previously produced another Bethesda Amazon Prime adaptation: Fallout. Season 2 will premiere later this year.
In 2014, MachineGames released the first in a entry in a new rebooted Wolfenstein franchise, titled Wolfenstein: The New Order. Over the years, a sequel and two spin-offs also released, known as The New Colossus, The Old Blood, and Youngblood. All of the entries in the quadrilogy are available on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC. The New Colossus and Youngblood in particular are also available on Nintendo Switch.
The Steam page describes Wolfenstein: The New Order as follows:
Wolfenstein: The New Order reignites the series that created the first-person shooter genre. Developed by MachineGames, a studio comprised of a seasoned group of developers recognized for their work creating story-driven games, Wolfenstein offers a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat.
Intense, cinematic and rendered in stunning detail with id Software’s id Tech engine, Wolfenstein sends players across Europe on a personal mission to bring down the Nazi war machine. With the help of a small group of resistance fighters, infiltrate their most heavily guarded facilities, battle high-tech Nazi legions, and take control of super-weapons that have conquered the earth – and beyond.
