Amazon Develops Wolfenstein TV Series Highlighting Anti-Nazi Theme

Amazon is developing a TV series based on the popular Wolfenstein video game franchise, with Patrick Somerville, known for Station Eleven and Maniac, serving as showrunner and executive producer. The show will embrace the franchise's core theme, summarized by the logline: "The story of killing Nazis is evergreen," reflecting the games' longstanding narrative of protagonist B.J. Blazkowicz fighting Nazis using both traditional and fantastical elements. The production involves Kilter Films, which also produces Amazon's Fallout series, and executives from MachineGames, the developers of the Wolfenstein games, are set to executive produce. This project follows Amazon's broader push into adapting major video game franchises for television, including Mass Effect and Warhammer 40,000. The Wolfenstein TV series had a film adaptation announced in 2012 that never materialized, but the recent success of game-to-TV adaptations like Fallout suggests this series is likely to move forward. Amazon's continued investment in these adaptations signals a strong commitment to bringing video game narratives to a wider audience.