Acclaimed LIFE IS STRANGE Games Getting Live-Action Series

With the likes of narrative-driven games The Last of Us and Fallout becoming uber-acclaimed and successful television series, it only makes sense for more to roll out. Prime Video, the makers of Fallout, just announced another such project. The long-running adventure game franchise Life Is Strange has received a live-action series order from Amazon MGM Studios. Charlie Covell (End of the F***ing World, KAOS) will serve as creator, executive producer, and showrunner.Square Enix

“It’s a huge honor to be adapting Life Is Strange for Amazon MGM Studios,” said showrunner Charlie Covell. “I am a massive fan of the game, and I’m thrilled to be working with the incredible teams at Square Enix, Story Kitchen and LuckyChap. I can’t wait to share Max and Chloe’s story with fellow players and new audiences alike.”

The game follows Max, a photography student, who discovers she can rewind time while saving the life of her childhood best friend, Chloe. As she struggles to understand this new skill, the pair investigate the mysterious disappearance of a fellow student. This results in uncovering a dark side to their town that will ultimately force them to make an impossible life or death choice that will impact them forever. Our own Dan Casey likes to refer to Life Is Strange as “Teen Peaks,” owing to the deep-ceded, semi-supernatural mysteries in a Pacific Northwest town.

The Life Is Strange franchise began in 2015 as a five-episode adventure game. This then spawned a prequel, various spinoffs, DLC, and four mainline entries. The most recent of these, Life Is Strange: Double Exposure, dropped only last year.

No word yet on timing for this, so we can assume at least a couple years. But when that happens, we will let you know everything. It’s what we do after all.

Kyle Anderson is the Senior Editor for Nerdist. He hosts the weekly pop culture deep-dive podcast Laser Focus. You can find his film and TV reviews here. Follow him on Letterboxd.

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