Atomfall, the very British post-apocalyptic adventure game, is getting its own TV show.
Developer and publisher Rebellion is teaming up with Two Brothers Pictures to adapt the game for television.
Atomfall has been a big hit for Rebellion with over 3.7 million players, and it also just won Best British Game at this year’s BAFTA Games Awards.
Two Brothers Pictures is the production company with credits on some well-liked TV series such as Fleabag, The Assassin, Baptiste, and The Tourist.
Harry and Jack Williams, who founded the company, will be writing the Atomfall adaptation, and Rebellion is directly involved; Chris and Jason Kingsley (CTO and CEO respectively) will serve as executive producers.
“Atomfall has such a distinctive British tone and setting, and it’s been a real joy developing it alongside the Rebellion team – especially as two brothers working alongside two brothers,” said the Williams brothers. “There’s something very exciting about expanding this strange, unsettling story for television.”
Rebellion says the pair “demonstrated a clear love for Atomfall” and that they share “the same passion for creating and telling great stories”.
This will be another TV adaptation of a video game in a pretty impressive string of them. We’ve seen the likes of The Last of Us, Twisted Metal, Fallout, and more in recent years, while God of War is also in production right now.
Atomfall takes place in a post-war, alternate history Britain that’s recovering from a nuclear disaster. You play an amnesiac hero who finds himself in a quarantine zone, and must discover its mysteries and engage with a strange cast of characters.
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