Mass Effect’s TV adaptation is finally on the way, from Amazon

Mass Effect fans, rejoice – more big news dropped on N7 Day. At long last, it seems that Mass Effect‘s TV adaptation is coming from Amazon.

Rumors have circulated as far back as 2021 that a Mass Effect TV series was in the works, and several attempts at a movie adaptation never quite came to fruition over the years. Now, Amazon MGM Studios finally has the project off the ground.

A Mass Effect TV series is on the way

Variety has reported that Amazon is now in the development of the Mass Effect TV series, with several individuals attached to the project. As of right now, “Exact plot details are being kept under wraps,” so it remains unclear whether this will be a direct adaptation of BioWare’s sci-fi RPG games. It’s a franchise ripe for original storytelling, but seeing Shepard on the small screen would be undeniably awesome.

Screenwriter Daniel Casey, the wordsmith behind Fast & Furious 9, is currently set to pen the script. Meanwhile, Avi Arad is set to executive produce the project, after being part of the disastrous Borderlands movie adaptation earlier this year. Other producers attached include BioWare’s Michael Gamble and Karim Zreik under Cedar Tree Productions.

Amazon produced the Fallout TV adaptation earlier this year, which earned rave reviews from gamers and non-gamers alike. There’s hope yet, even if some of the attached names don’t exactly inspire a tremendous amount of confidence.

As far as N7 Day goes, it was a pretty quiet one this year. We got a cool No Man’s Sky and Mass Effect collaboration, but the recent release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard has made BioWare hesitant to draw too much attention with a huge reveal. The wait goes on for more news on the next Mass Effect game, which was first confirmed back in 2020.