Pacific Drive Is The Next Video Game Lined Up For A TV Adaptation

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Summary

  • Recent success in video game adaptations like The Last of Us has Hollywood eyeing video game adaptations.
  • Pacific Drive has a unique concept as a supernatural survival driving game and was well-received.
  • A TV series adaptation of Pacific Drive is in the works from James Wan’s company Atomic Monster.

As a film enthusiast with a lifelong love for both games and cinema, I can’t help but feel a rush of excitement as I witness this new wave of video game adaptations sweeping Hollywood. The success stories like The Last of Us and Mortal Kombat have paved the way for lesser-known gems to shine on the big screen, and Pacific Drive is no exception.

Video games are now providing Hollywood with a fresh pool of intellectual properties, thanks to the triumphs of series such as The Last of Us, Secret Level, and Fallout. This trend doesn’t seem to be abating, as Pacific Drive, slated for release in 2024, is the next video game set to be adapted into a movie.

In February, Pacific Drive hit the market and received favorable feedback, scoring an impressive 79 on Metacritic. This innovative game was created by Ironwood Studios for its initial launch, with Kepler Interactive handling publication. Pacific Drive is characterized as a supernatural survival driving game, taking place in a retro-punk interpretation of the Pacific Northwest. In this game, your station wagon serves as your lifeline, and you must gather resources during your journey to endure the hazards of the Olympic Exclusion Zone. Recently, Pacific Drive was nominated for the Best Debut Indie award at the 2024 Game Awards.

Pacific Drive TV Adaptation Is In Development

The game “Pacific Drive” is poised to continue its story in a new format, as Variety reports that James Wan’s production company, Atomic Monster, has secured the rights to develop it into a television series. Michael Clear and Rob Hackett from Atomic Monster, along with Jeff Ludwig from The Menagerie Productions, will serve as executive producers. Atomic Monster is recognized primarily for producing horror projects such as “Malignant” and “M3GAN,” but they’ve also been involved in the 2021 adaptation of “Mortal Kombat” film and its upcoming sequel, where Wan serves as a producer as well. On the television front, Atomic Monster has contributed to shows like “Swamp Thing,” “Archive 81,” and “Teacup.

Ironwood Studios expressed their joy on social media about the upcoming TV series collaboration with Atomic Monster and James Wan for a new show based on “Pacific Drive”. The response to this news has been fantastic, and they can’t wait to share more as development progresses. For now, details like the writing team, network, or streaming platform are still under wraps since the project is in its early stages. As “Pacific Drive” is a first-person player-driven game, it may create new characters for its narrative, much like how “Five Nights at Freddy’s” did in its film adaptation.

Pacific Drive Is The Latest In a Wave of Video Game Adaptations

Among the recently announced new video game adaptations, “Pacific Drive” is merely one of several. Over the past couple of months, a TV series based on Henry Cavill’s “Warhammer 40,000” has been greenlit for Prime Video, a film adaptation of “Hello Neighbor” was confirmed, and Lionsgate shared plans to develop an adaptation of the classic horror game “Outlast”. With the release of the “Pacific Drive” adaptation, it will join a crowded video game adaptation market.

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2024-12-18 23:26