Alan Wake will be adapted into a TV series by AMC

It’s official. Survival horror game Alan Wake is getting its own TV series. Its developer Remedy Entertainment has announced that AMC (The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad) has bought the rights to adapt the universe.

Alan Wake is a survival horror game developed by Remedy Entertainment released in 2010 on Xbox 360 and PC. A remastered version was released at the end of 2021 on all consoles. The game immerses the player in a psychological action thriller. ” When best-selling writer Alan Wake’s wife goes missing while on vacation, he goes looking for her and finds himself in the pages of a thriller he doesn’t even remember writing. ”, according to the official description.

Alan Wake
Alan Wake – Crédit : Remedy Entertainment

On the occasion of the celebration of the 12e Alan Wake’s birthday, Remedy Entertainment has confirmed that a television series adaptation of the game is in development. In effect, AMC (The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad) has bought the rights to the Alan Wake universe. The series was first announced in 2018. However, this is the first time that we have learned that it is indeed in development.

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AMC bought the rights to Alan Wake

Sam Lake, Creative Director at Remedy Entertainment, said: “ AMC, the wonderful, wonderful home for absolutely awesome TV shows has bought the rights to Alan Wake. We collaborated on the production of a television program. Nothing more to share at this time, but we’ll let you know as soon as there’s anything to announce. ».

So we won’t have any more details about the TV series at this time. This announcement from Remedy Entertainment is in any case a very good sign. The Alan Wake game is cut into 6 episodes filled with twists, suspense, horror and phases of action. This game experience therefore corresponds perfectly to a television series.

The developer also took the opportunity to come back to the development of Alan Wake 2, the fan-awaited sequel to the game. Alan Wake 2 is scheduled for release in 2023 with Epic Games as publisher. We will have to wait a little longer to discover the trailer and gameplay of the survival horror. Nevertheless, Remedy Entertainment assured that the development is well underway and that a good part is already playable.

Source : ScreenRant

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