Forget ‘Fallout’ — Prime Video’s next big video game TV adaptation is now in development

Amazon looks set to try and follow the phenomenal success of “Fallout” with another big ticket video game adaptation: “Mass Effect”. According to a report in Variety, the streaming service has just begun development on its version of BioWare’s space opera RPG.

Details are thin right now, but the site reports Daniel Casey is on board to write (he penned “F9: The Fast Saga”) while executive producers include BioWare producer Mike Gamble and Ari Arad. The latter has a track record of video game adaptations that include “Uncharted” and, for better or worse, “Borderlands”.

How a “Mass Effect” TV series takes shape is going to be fascinating to watch. The sprawling game series owes more than a little credit to “Star Trek” and hasn’t had a recent entry since 2017’s

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