The popular Gearbox war action saga will hit the small screen with Scott Rosenbaum, producer of Queen of the South or The Shield.
Brothers in Arms, Gearbox Software's popular FPS action saga, will have its own television series; This has been announced by The Hollywood Reporter, confirming a project in the hands of producer, writer and showrunner Scott Rosenbaum, responsible for series such as The Shield, V, Gang Related or Queen of the South, among others. In addition, Gearbox itself will be involved in said adaptation with its CEO, Randy Pitchford, as executive producer.
New series on World War II
At the time of the announcement, the plot of a first season that does not have a confirmed launch window has not been confirmed, although the events related to Operation Tiger of World War II will be presented, a mission prior to the famous landing in Normandy that was a resounding failure for the US military with almost 1,000 casualties among its ranks.
As the original video game tells us, the Brothers in Arms series will tell the story of a group of eight soldiers who will have to rescue their colonel before the enemy side learns about the US Army's plans for D-Day. Randy himself Pitchford, CEO of Gearbox, has been enthusiastic about the project:
"I love the stories we tell in video games and we have more stories to tell, but a television series allows us to explore this topic and the effect on relationships and people in a broader way," says the director of the responsible developer studio. from sagas like Borderlands.
For her part, Rosenbaum said: "I am honored to join the battlefront on this project and I am eager to create an emotional experience around a title that means so much to the Gearbox community." At the moment, its managers are looking for directors for its different chapters, as well as a possible cast of actors who can play the leading battalion; There is also no approximate release date of the series or platform to which it will arrive.
