Endemol Shine Studios, the scripted division of Endemol Shine North America, has acquired the action-adventure video game property Mirror’s Edge to adapt for television as a female-centered action series.
Developed by EA DICE and published
by Electronic Arts, Mirror’s Edge is set in a quasi-futuristic dystopian society in which a network of “runners” act as couriers to transmit messages while evading government surveillance. The game’s main character and heroine is Faith, a runner and skilled warrior whose sister is framed for murder. The narrative follows Faith as she is drawn into the fight against the ruling Conglomerate and becomes enveloped in a conspiracy that could bring down society itself.
“We clearly see Mirror’s Edge as a franchise for the global TV audience,” said Sharon Hall, President of Endemol Shine Studios. “It has a strong female protagonist, a wildly rabid fan base and a worldwide brand that Electronic Arts and EA DICE have done an amazing job establishing.”
Mirror’s Edge was well received when introduced in 2007. The game property is being rebooted with the upcoming Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, which will be released on June 7.
Ambitious! The game looks incredible – hope they sell this to streaming service so they’ll enough to produce it in all its glory.
Please pick up this show Netflix.
I hope it gets picked up by someone!
IM SO EXCITED BECAUSE I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCH IDK HOW TO PUT IT INTO WORDS but im also scared T_T i hope you guys do it justice. i also hope you dont cast a white actress for faith, she’s eurasian so cast someone who is eurasian too. her voice actress in the game is Faye Kingslee, who is eurasian! it would be interesting to see her play faith in a live action :D
Decent plot for a computer game, not good enough for a long lasting TV show (but seems all shows that shouldn’t be on air gets renewed).
Well, in Japan a lot of anime shows last for about 12 episodes, then get renewed should they have the budget and the audience for it. 12 episodes is a good amount of time for a story like this, and should the demand be there, it wouldn’t be too hard to write stories in a setting like this.
If Rhianna Pratchett isn’t involved, then I’m not interested.
I hope they cast Emma Stone as she would be perfect for it. She can pass for half asian with a bit of cg.
I see what you did there.
omg cant wait