DONTNOD Entertainment's Vampyr only released a couple of months ago in June, but it already has interest from the outside world. FOX21 have announced that they have secured the rights to adapt the story of Dr. Jonathan Reid for television with the help of Wonderland Sound & Vision and DJ2 Entertainment.
DJ2 Entertainment in particular seem to enjoy their video game adaptations, having worked on an animated series for Skulls of the Shogun and various video game projects in the works including Sonic The Hedgehog, and even fellow Dontnod title Life is Strange. Naturally, DJ2's CEO Dmitri Johnson is excited for the project:
The DJ2 team loves the creative vision DONTNOD & Focus devote to all of their projects. The great relationship we’ve built with them since partnering on their incredible game, Life Is Strange, allowed us to get on board for Vampyr well before its release. Like them, we’re excited to collaborate with our friends at FOX21, Wonderland, and the rest of the creative team we’re assembling.
Equally happy is Jurgen Goeldner, CEO of the game's publisher Focus Home Interactive, who had this to say:
We are delighted to partner with FOX21 for the adaptation of Vampyr into a TV series. DONTNOD has created a uniquely dark, immersive world with deep narration, which has made Vampyr already a modern video game classic. We cannot wait to see FOX21 bring all of their talent and experience in launching a TV show that will allow an even wider audience to discover the fantastic universe of Vampyr.
Last but certainly not least is Oskar Guilbert, CEO of developer DONTNOD Entertainment, who is distraught about the whole thing. Just kidding, of course he's thrilled with the announcement too:
We believe it is a fantastic premise for a television show. This is a new and exciting way for fans of the game, as well as the uninitiated, to enter and engage with Vampyr's rich, deep story. We cannot wait to see how the talented team at FOX21 will bring out the darkly atmospheric universe of our game into television.
No word on when we can expect to see Vampyr on the small screen, but while we wait, who would you like to see as Dr. Jonathan Reid and/or the various citizens of 1918 London?
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