Judge Dredd: Mega City One Live-Action TV Series Revealed
I am the Law!
By Alex Burns
Judge Dredd is returning to our screens and this time making the leap to television. IM Global, Tencent and Tang Media Partners, have formed a new partnership with UK games developer and publisher Rebellion to create a brand new live-action Judge Dredd TV series. The new project titled, Judge Dredd: Mega City One, will not focus on the Karl Urban version of the character, seen in 2012's Dredd motion picture, but instead establish a new version for audiences to enjoy.
Follow a team of Judges – futuristic cops invested with the power to be judge, jury, and executioner – as they encounter the myriad challenges of a world in which east-coast cities have merged into a giant megalopolis. Despite its 22nd century setting, many of the issues they encounter will have echoes of those today – from the dangers of domestic terrorism to the tensions between the ultra-rich and the disenfranchised.
“This is one of those seminal sci-fi properties that seems to only become and more relevant with age,” IM Global Television president Mark Stern said. “Not only is it a rich world with biting social commentary, but it’s also fun as hell! As a fan of the comics and both films, it’s a dream come true to be able to work with Jason and Chris in adapting this for television.”
“We’re very excited to be beginning the journey to get more of Judge Dredd’s Mega-City One on the television screen,” said Rebellion owners Jason and Chris Kingsley. “Thanks to the legions of fans who have kept up pressure on social media, and a lot of background work and enthusiasm, we aim to make a big budget production that will satisfy both our vast comics audience and the even greater general screen-watching public.”
It's the 40th Anniversary of the character this year, originally created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra back in 1977 in 2000 AD comics. The announcement of this new live-action project comes off the back of several years of fans campaigning their interest in seeing the Judge Dredd universe back on screen. The most recent adaptation was 2012's Dredd film which, whilst a commercial failure at the box office, was widely praised and has since become a cult hit, some fans may be disappointed this new TV series is not continuing with the characters established in that film. Still, you'd hope the creators recognise the appeal of what made Dredd work and apply it to this new series, check out the trailer for that awesome 2012 film below, and get yourself psyched up for a return to this dystopian future world.
Stay tuned for more updates on Judge Dredd: Mega City One.
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