USA Has Picked Up MASTERS OF DOOM Series Produced by James and Dave Franco

USA has picked up a pilot order for a series based on the David Kushner book Masters of Doom that is being produced by James Franco and Dave Franco. Variety reports the following description of the story:

“Masters of Doom” is the true story of two computer geniuses in an obscure corner of America who, along with a group of rebellious misfits, created one of the biggest franchise hits of the 90s, the video game “Doom.” John Carmack and John Romero were best friends who became bitter rivals, as they created a video game empire and transformed pop culture forever.

If the series gets picked up, Masters of Doom will tell the first story in the anthology that will go on to tell different stories from the history of video games. That sounds like a cool series that has a lot of untapped story they could draw from.

The series will be written and executive produced by Tom Bissell, who has written books about video games and has worked on franchises in this world before, such as Uncharted and Battlefield. Bissell also co-wrote the book The Disaster Artist, which James Franco turned into a film that he directed and co-starred in with his brother Dave.

So the pilot is in great hands. Hopefully it gets picked up and we can dive into the world of video game history and see some great stories get told. Are you interested in Masters of Doom?

via: Variety