We may never get a sequel to the fantastic and insanely cool 2012 film Dredd, but we were excited to recently learn that IM Global and independent U.K. games developer and publisher Rebellion is currently developing a live-action TV series that will bring us back into that world.
It’s titled “Judge Dredd: Mega-City One,“ and Dredd star Karl Urban’s involvement is not entirely out of the question. What can we expect from the series, which will reportedly center on multiple Judges? Speaking with SFX Magazine, Rebellion CEO Jason Kingsley teased what’s to come.
“Dark fantasy elements are one area that would be great to explore,” said Kingsley. “The show will combine the macabre with the insane and the light-hearted. It’s a big place, after all, with 400 million stories to tell. Long-form storytelling makes showing Mega-City One and its inhabitants much easier. Trying to fit all of that into a two-hour movie is very hard.”
Kingsley also noted that the development process is in the very early stages, so it will likely be at least two years before “Judge Dredd: Mega-City One” enters our lives.
Initial reports peg the series as set in a future where the East Coast of the U.S. has become a crime-ridden megalopolis. The ensemble drama will follow a team of Judges — futuristic cops invested with the power to be judge, jury, and executioner — as they deal with the challenges the future-shocked 22nd century throws at them.
