Watch out, Jeff Bezos! A Robocop TV show is in the works at Amazon Prime Video

Nearly 30 years after Robocop first releasedthe sci-fi action film about a cyborg police officer is heading to television.

Per Deadline, a Robocop TV show is moving forward at Amazon MGM Studios, with Peter Ocko tapped as the writer, executive producer, and showrunner. Ocko is a veteran television writer, having worked on The Office, The Leftovers, Black Sails, and Lodge 49.

One of the leading horror producers in Hollywood, James Wan, will produce the Robocop TV show through his Atomic Monster banner. Wan’s recent credits include directing Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and producing Night Swim and Salem’s Lot.

First announced in April 2023, the television adaptation will feature a similar premise to the films. The show will see a tech conglomerate and police department combine forces to introduce a police officer who is half-man and half-machine, with the hope of reducing the high crime rate.

Robocop (1987) | Official Trailer | MGM Studios

Directed by Paul Verhoeven, 1987’s Robocop starred Peter

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