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Creators of the ‘Doom’ Video Game Franchise Cast for USA’s Pilot “Masters of Doom”
Published by Random House in 2003, David Kushner’s book Masters of Doom told the story of how two guys created an empire and transformed pop culture with the Doom and Quake video game franchises, and the true story is now headed to the small screen. USA Network recently ordered a pilot for a potential series, and the lead roles have now been cast this week.
“Masters of Doom is the true story of two computer geniuses in an obscure corner of America who, along with a group of rebellious misfits, created one of the biggest franchise hits of the 90s, the video game Doom. John Carmack and John Romero were best friends who became bitter rivals, as they created a video game empire and transformed pop culture forever.”
Deadline reports today that Eduardo Franco (Booksmart) and Patrick Gibson (The OA) will star in the pilot. Franco is playing John Carmack, with Gibson as John Romero.
The cast also includes John Karna (Valley of the Boom), Jane Ackermann (Neptune), Siobhan Williams (Deadly Class) and Peter Friedman (Succession).
Rhys Thomas (“Saturday Night Live”) is on board to direct the pilot.
The drama comes from James and Dave Franco’s Ramona Films, The Gotham Group and UCP.
The pilot will be written and executive produced by Tom Bissell (Gears of War).
Netflix announced today that the fan-favorite series “Devil May Cry” has been renewed for a third and final season following the recent debut of season two.
Created by “Castlevania” showrunner Adi Shankar, the animated adaptation of the popular Capcom game introduces a world where sinister forces seek to open a portal between the human and demon realms.
Caught in the middle is orphaned demon-hunter-for-hire Dante, unaware that the fate of the balance falls to him.
Across its two seasons, the series has appeared on the Netflix Global Top 10 for four weeks, with season one accumulating 21.7M views in 2025, and season two already off to a strong start, accumulating 6.4M views in just two weeks. All of which to say that the rapid renewal for the third and final season doesn’t come as a surprise.
“For those of you who have been paying attention to the episode names, I have been showing you the structure the entire time. This was always Dante’s Divine Comedy with guns and a red coat. Season 1 was Inferno. Season 2 was Purgatorio. Season 3 will be Paradiso. These three seasons make up ‘The Force Edge Saga.‘ Since its inception, ‘The Force Edge Saga‘ was designed as a movie trilogy disguised as a television series,” Shankar said of the announcement.
The voice cast for “Devil May Cry” Season 2 is led by Johnny Yong Bosch (“Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”) as Dante, Robbie Daymond (“Critical Role”) as Vergil, and Scout Taylor-Compton (Rob Zombie’s Halloween) as Lady.
Daniel Kurland wrote in his second season review for BD, “Winning chemistry between Dante and Vergil, as well as a narrative that isn’t afraid to put other characters in the spotlight, helps this season overcome some of the past season’s hurdles. This is a tight, economical season that doesn’t overstay its welcome, but part of the charm and impact is weakened the second time around. “
Created by Hideki Kamiya, the first Devil May Cry game was released in 2001. There are now five main games in addition to several reboots, spin-offs, special editions, and mobile games.
Catch up on the first two seasons now streaming on Netflix.
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