Battlefield Television Series in Development at Paramount
Paramount Television and Anonymous Content have optioned the rights to one of the most successful and dynamic video games in the business. Battlefield, from DICE, and Electronic Arts will make its foray into TV with 2016 Academy Award winner Michael Sugar, and Ashley Zalta from Anonymous Content serving as executive producers.
The Battlefield series has consistently been praised by critics for its world-class multiplayer gameplay and is recognized for delivering the premier all-out war experience across land, sea and air. The Battlefield franchise has amassed more than 60 million players worldwide since debuting in 2002, and the franchise continues to boast highly-engaged audiences across its catalogue titles. Most recently, the highly anticipated Battlefield 1 saw its gameplay debut at E3 back in June.
Amy Powell, President at Paramount TV stated, “EA’s Battlefield has an incredibly dynamic narrative, coupled with a loyal fan base, which will allow us to bring this exciting and unique property to the small screen. We look forward to working with EA and Anonymous Content and thank Michael Sugar for his tenacity in bringing us this exciting project.”
“Battlefield has a tremendous built-in, engaged fan base, making it a highly coveted piece of IP primed for long-form adaptation,” said Sugar, “Together with EA and Paramount TV, we’ll develop the Battlefield TV series with the same commitment to robust storytelling that has made the game such a runaway success for nearly fifteen years.”
Battlefield continues the partnership between Anonymous Content and Paramount TV, which have a first-look production deal for scripted television programming across broadcast, premium cable, cable and online audiences. This marks the organizations’ entrée into content based on a videogame franchise.
Video game adaptations have a long-running history of being absolutely horrible with only a smattering of strong translations going from game screens to movie and TV screens. What do you think, readers? Will you be keeping your eyes out for the Battlefield television premiere? Keep it locked to COGconnected for more information as we have it.