Dan Stevens (The Guest, Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire) has been cast as police officer Alex Murphy in Amazon’s reboot of the Robocop.
James Wan is producing the eight episode show with Peter Ocko (Lodge 49) acting as showrunner. The show has been in development for three years.
Since its debut in 1987, Robocop has endured as one of the most iconic and culturally significant franchises in science fiction. What began as a bold social satire — blending visceral action with a critique of corporate greed, privatization, and the nature of identity — has resonated across generations, spawning sequels, television series, video games and comic books. Its themes of humanity versus technology and the consequences of unchecked corporate power feel more relevant today than ever, making it the ideal property to reimagine for a new era of television.
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Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner, co-creators and co-writers of the original 1987 Paul Verhoeven film, will also serve as executive producers.
I’ve been a massive fan of RoboCop forever, so getting to help bring this world to television is a dream. What Paul Verhoeven created in 1987 was decades ahead of its time, and its questions about technology, identity, and who corporations really serve have only grown more urgent. With Peter’s distinctive vision and bold approach to storytelling, and alongside Ed and our partners at Amazon MGM Studios, we’re working to honor what made the original iconic and highlight its relevancy in this modern, tech-driven world, while building something unmistakably new for a global audience.
James Wan
There were two sequels to the original film. A 12-episode animated TV series was released by Marvel Productions in 1988. In 1994, there was a short-lived Robocop TV series, and in 2001 there was a live-action miniseries, Robocop: Prime Directives. Most recently, there was a reboot in starring Joel Kinnaman.
Source: THR
