PACIFIC RIM Prequel Series in Development at Legendary Entertainment
Legendary Entertainment is moving forward with a Pacific Rim prequel series, which is being developed by Eric Heisserer, who recently entered into a first-look television deal with the studio.
This is the first project he’s developing with Legendary and he working on it win Carmen Lewis, who is the co-founder of his production company Chronology.
The series will give us an origin story, but we don’t have any other details to share beyond that, but I’m curious to see what the series will cover in the Pacific Rim lore.
Jason Clodfelter, president of Legendary Television said in a statement: “Eric is a multitalented, prolific creator whose track record of critical and commercial successes speaks for itself.
“We are thrilled to launch our partnership with Eric, Chronology, and Carmen, with a new entry in the epic, globally popular ‘Pacific Rim’ universe. We are certain their vision will make for an enthralling expansion to Legendary’s beloved franchise.”
In the Pacific Rim franchise, which was launched by director Guillermo del Toro, an inter-dimensional rift opens at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, allowing massive monsters to enter our world and begin attacking humanity. In response, humans begin constructing giant fighting robots called Jaegers.
The first film in the franchise came out in 2013 and the sequel, Pacific Rim Uprising, hit theaters in 2018. There’s also the anime series Pacific Rim: The Black aired two seasons on Netflix between 2021 and 2022.
Heisserer previously worked on films such as Arrival, Bird Box, Lights Out, Hours, and Bloodshot. He also worked on shows such as Netflix’s Shadow and Bone.
What do you hope to see from a sequel that will give us the origin story of Pacific Rim?
Source: Variety