One of the most popular miniature wargames of all time, Warhammer 40,000 was launched in 1987, and its fictional world has been expanded upon ever since with video games, comic books and novels. Up next, the franchise comes to the small screen with “Eisenhorn”!
THR reports today that “Man in the High Castle” creator Frank Spotnitz‘s Big Light Productions is teaming with rights holder Games Workshop on the live-action TV series.
“The series will be set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, where mankind teeters on the brink of annihilation. While humanity’s armies wage unending war across a million battlefields, in the darkness, a secret conflict rages, fought by the agents of the Imperial Inquisition. Drawing from sci-fi, fantasy and crime genres, Eisenhorn will see Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn and his band of investigators fight to thwart the monstrous schemes of aliens, heretics and demons before mankind’s doom is sealed.”
“Warhammer 40,000 is steeped in rich and complex lore, with a myriad of traditions and stories that have accumulated over time in this thrilling and complex world, making it one of the most exciting properties to adapt for television audiences and the franchise’s loyal global fanbase,” said Spotnitz, who will exec produce and serve as show-runner. “There is nothing else like it on television, and we are incredibly excited to tap into our own experience creating imaginative, complex and compelling worlds to bring this incredible saga to the screen.”
The series will be based on Warhammer novels written by Dan Abnett.