James Wan, Peter Ocko, and RoboCop co-creator Ed Neumeier reunite to bring the iconic sci-fi franchise back to television on Prime Video.
Prime Video has ordered an eight-episode television adaptation of RoboCop. The project has been in development since Amazon acquired MGM in 2022 and continues the company's effort to expand the legendary studio's library of film and television properties.
According to the official synopsis, the new series follows a future where "a giant tech conglomerate convinces the city to place a powerful robot on its police force, a robot implanted with the consciousness of a beloved, fallen officer."
Peter Ocko will write, executive produce, and serve as showrunner.
James Wan executive produces alongside Michael Clear and Rob Hackett through Blumhouse Atomic Monster. RoboCop co-creator and co-writer Ed Neumeier also joins the project as an executive producer, while Danielle Bozzone will co-executive produce and oversee the series for Blumhouse Atomic Monster.
Amazon MGM Studios will produce the series.
The announcement marks the franchise's first live-action television project since RoboCop: Prime Directives, the four-part miniseries released in 2001.
Wan expressed his enthusiasm for revisiting the franchise, saying, "What Paul Verhoeven created in 1987 was decades ahead of its time. Its questions about technology, identity, and who corporations really serve have only grown more urgent. With Peter's distinctive vision and bold approach to storytelling, and alongside Ed and our partners at Amazon MGM Studios, we're working to honor what made the original iconic and highlight its relevancy in this modern, tech-driven world, while building something unmistakably new for a global audience."
Released in 1987, RoboCop became a sci-fi classic under the direction of Paul Verhoeven. The film starred Peter Weller as Officer Alex Murphy, a Detroit police officer who is resurrected as a cybernetic law enforcement officer after being brutally killed in the line of duty. Weller reprised the role in RoboCop 2 (1990), while Robert Burke portrayed the character in RoboCop 3 (1993). Nancy Allen appeared throughout the original trilogy as Officer Anne Lewis.
Peter Friedlander, head of global television for Amazon MGM Studios, also emphasized the franchise's enduring relevance.
"RoboCop is a franchise that has meant something to audiences for nearly four decades, not just as an action spectacle, but as a sharp, provocative mirror of our relationship with technology and power. Peter Ocko has crafted a vision that honors the soul of what made the original so enduring while building something entirely fresh and urgent for today. Paired with the cinematic sensibility of James Wan and the team at Blumhouse Atomic Monster, we believe this series will captivate a whole new generation of fans on Prime Video," Friedlander said.
First released in 1987, RoboCop remains one of the most influential science-fiction action films ever made. Paul Verhoeven's satirical take on corporate America, media culture, and law enforcement helped establish the franchise as more than a traditional action series, themes that continue to resonate nearly four decades later.
Prime Video has not announced a premiere date.
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