Judge Dredd: Mega-City One tv series announcement

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Local news last night said they hoped to film nearby (for Rebellion values of nearby).

As they are a games company, will they be green screening it like Sanctuary and Blood and Chrome?

[white knight]

Since they made no mention at all of Karl Urban, I highly doubt it'll be a continuation of the 2012 movie. They would have said so if it was.

[Muzfish4]

Great news.

"Gritty but with the levity and humour of Mega City One."

If they do this right it'll be awesome.

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Great news.

"Gritty but with the levity and humour of Mega City One."

If they do this right it'll be awesome.

If they do it wrong it could be Judge Dredd (1995).

I live in hope...

[Ballardian]

It'll certainly be interesting to see how they approach it - TV's a bit of a monster in terms of the amount of material it demands - at least there's masses of backstory to work with.

[Andym]

I'm a bit apprehensive about this! 

We all have our own ideas of what would make a good Dredd/2000ad TV program(obviously apart from the fact that Dredd MUST keep the helmet on! That we ALL share!), these guys might have a different approach! I think I'm probably imagining Judge Dredd with Game of Thrones money/cast/production thrown at it and it'll probably be nowhere near!

[Cubs]

I actually liked the Karl Urban film, although some of the uniform design was a little different. I think what was done right was the dark and dismal approach to life in the Big Meg and the one-dimensional approach to the plot. Okay, so it was more or less a copy of 'The Raid', but one of the (many) mistakes made by the Stallone movie was trying to cram in as many elements from the comicbook as possible. It turned out as a mess. The newer version kept things simple and managed to stay crisp as a result.

I hope this series follows that same rule, introducing a little of the flavour week by week, without overloading everything. There should be plenty of good plots to choose from and keep it going indefinitely, without even having to write anything new.

[Elk101]

I'm sure I read that Dredd actually started first and didn't copy Raid but was released second  and that the similarities damaged it's reception on release.

It could work if it's not overblown and tries to be too generically friendly.

[Sbloom141]

This may really help to fill the Game of Thrones shaped hole in some peoples' lives in a couple of years time!

I'm looking forward to it. Love Dredd, and really enjoyed the Urban film but did miss some of that lovely alternative-comedy 'down wiv Thatcher' style humour which neither of he films really included.

[Dr. Zombie]

After the truly horrific Last Kingdom series. I dare not get my hopes up - at all.

[Cubs]

I'm sure I read that Dredd actually started first and didn't copy Raid but was released second  and that the similarities damaged it's reception on release.

It could work if it's not overblown and tries to be too generically friendly.

The Raid', that's right! Not 'The Siege'!

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After the truly horrific Last Kingdom series. I dare not get my hopes up - at all.

Ditto. That one made me sad.

[n815e]

Dredd was, indeed, developed before The Raid.

[Predatorpt]

Dredd was, indeed, developed before The Raid.

And to be honest, both of them remind me of the french zombie movie "The Horde", from 2009, the only difference being that in that one they are trying to reach the lower floors. Each one is great in their own style and genre. I really hope the series gets inspiration from "Dredd"

[Dr. The Viking]

What great news!

Really looking forward to it. Hope it will be in line with comics and not boring un-Dreddish Dredd 3d film.

[Dr. The Viking]

Blasphemer! that was  great film!  

Not if you're a Dredd fan. It had little to do with the universe.

Could you see mutants and Kleggs in that film?

Sort of a Robocop approach to Dredd in my opinion.