METROPOLIS Being Made Into a Mini-Series by MR. ROBOT Creator Sam Esmail
Like many of you out there, I am a huge fan of the television series Mr. Robot. Without a doubt its success is due to the unwavering vision and immaculate storytelling capability of the show's creator, Sam Esmail. Right now, Esmail can do no wrong in Hollywood.
THR announced that Esmail is working on turning the 1927 sci-fi classic Metropolis into a mini-series. This is the best news that I have heard in a while. Metropolis is one of my all-time favorite films, and it has a ton of relevance to our world’s situation today. The marriage of Esmail and Metropolis is a match made in heaven. Here is what THR had to say on the situation:
Sources say the showrunner's exact role in Metropolis is still being negotiated as the project is in the very early stage of development. Insiders add that the studio isn't aiming to launch the miniseries for another two to three years. Should Mr. Robot stick to its tentative four- to five-season plan, that timing would potentially allow for Esmail's schedule to free up to where he could be more involved in the project. (He's been famously hands-on with Mr. Robot, even going so far as to direct every episode last season.)
Like the original film, the small-screen adaptation of Metropolis will take place in a future society where wealthy industrialists rule the vast city from high-rise tower complexes, while a lower class of underground-dwelling workers toil constantly to operate the machines that provide its power. Risking everything they know, two star-crossed lovers from opposite sides of the divide must find a way to bring down the whole system.
As sad as it makes me to think that the end of Mr. Robot is on the horizon, knowing that Esmail will be transitioning right into Metropolis makes life a little bit better.
Apparently, the show will be shopped around, so we don’t know where it will be airing yet. What we do know is that Universal is spending an estimated $10 million on each episode. We all know that spending big money in Hollywood doesn’t guarantee a great product, but I think that Esmail will know what to do with it.
BTW, if you haven’t seen the original Metropolis, GO WATCH IT. If you are a movie fan, you won’t regret it.