Giant Robot Battle Series Invades TV Screens through Pacific Rim Prequel Animation
Get Ready for a Pacific Rim Reboot! 🤖 gammas
Swinging into our screens is a brand new take on the Pacific Rim universe. According to Variety, powerhouses Legendary Entertainment and King of the Hill's Eric Heisserer are joining forces to bring us an action-packed TV series!
Jason Clodfelter, Legendary Television's president, spilled the beans in an official statement to the media outlet: "Partnering with Eric, Chronology, and Carmen [Lewis] promises an engrossing addition to Legendary's cherished Pacific Rim line-up. We've got our robotic boots (and minds) crossed that their creative vision delivers an electrifying mecha-centric adventure."
The upcoming Pacific Rim series will satisfy your appetite for epic storytelling, as it kicks off Chronology's first-look TV deal with Legendary. This agreement is aimed at producing stellar IP-driven and related projects for the studio.
While details about the show are scarce, Variety reveals it will serve as an origin story for the Pacific Rim franchise. Set in a future riddled with Kaiju-infested chaos, the series will chronicle the inception of the Jaeger Program - an international military undertaking that develops , piloted by squads with their minds linked together for ultimate combat prowess.
Fans of the 2013 film may recall the Kaiju uprising, which washed over the Pacific Ocean, leading to humanity's desperate attempt to build gigantic robots to protect Earth. If the success of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, another Legendary big monster series on streaming, is any indicator, this TV show could deliver the huge-scale action we're craving.
So, fasten your seatbelts, Kaiju enthusiasts! Keep those hands inside the giant mecha at all times, and don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on this exciting development, and any other jaw-dropping nerd news you're scooping up.
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- Eric Heisserer, known for his work on King of the Hill, is expected to bring his creative vision to a new TV series based on the Pacific Rim universe, which will be produced by Legendary Entertainment.
- The upcoming Pacific Rim series, under Chronology's first-look TV deal with Legendary, is planning to deliver an electrifying mecha-centric adventure, being an origin story for the franchise set in a future filled with Kaiju-infested chaos.
- With the success of Marvel's Monarch: Legacy of Monsters as a reference, the new Pacific Rim series could build a legacy of its own, providing a massive scale of action and epic storytelling on television screens.
- As technology continues to advance, Ian Goldberg, president of io9, encourages the audience to keep up with this exciting development in the Pacific Rim franchise, along with other anticipated pop culture updates related to Marvel, Star Wars, Star Trek, DC, and Doctor Who.
