By akademiotoelektronik, 09/12/2022

System Shock: the realization of the series entrusted… to the scriptwriter of Mortal Kombat (2021)

The Binge platform called on the Mortal Kombat (2021) scribe to write and make its next live-action series, based on the System Shock franchise.Thus, it is Greg Russo who will take care of the writing of the scenario of the series, designed to be disseminated exclusively on binge.com, a streaming and video game platform that will open later this year.

A first series for the screenwriter of the latest Mortal Kombat film

For the uninitiated, System Shock is a video game franchise whose first game was released on PC and Mac OS in 1994.The role-playing and action game plunged players into a futuristic science fiction universe, within the Citadel space station, in 2072.There was a sort of computer hacker who, thanks in particular to his neuronal implant, was to beat a very hostile artificial intelligence called Shodan.

"I am honored to have the opportunity to work alongside the fantastic team of Binge and Nightdive Studios to give life to the emblematic franchise System Shock," Greg Russo told Deadline."I was waiting for the right opportunity to make my debut as a director, and I finally found it!" he said.Greg Russo will also be an executive producer of the series, alongside Stephen Kick and Larry Kuperman, both of Nightdive Studios.

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In addition to Mortal Kombat, Greg Russo has already adapted a number of cinema and television video games, including Space Invaders for New Line and Warner Bros., or saints row for director F.Gary Gray.However, it is the first time that he will really find himself behind the camera, in realization.

As for whether it is good news, everything is relative.Mortal Kombat Throne with a metascore of 44/100, a user note of 6.2 / 10 on Metacritic and a note of 2.4 on Allociné, with 1737 votes.His scenario has just been used to be mediocre by criticism.So let's cross your fingers ...

Source: Deadline