TV and movie adaptations of video games are so hot at the moment that Bloober Team has even managed to convince someone to turn The Medium into a television series. Production will be led by Tomasz Bagiński, the executive producer of Netflix's adaptation of The Witcher, and Piotr Babieno, with Platige Image helping the developer make the project a reality. The TV show will chronicle the same events as the game.
On Bloober Team's official website, Bagiński explained: "Connecting the world of movies and games is a huge, but also fascinating challenge. I am glad that I have the pleasure of working on a project like The Medium with such a fantastically talented team." Platige Image adds it's looking to attract viewers from all over the world, suggesting the TV series won't be limited to Polish-speaking territories.
The developer's president sees the success of other TV shows like Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, and so wants to get in on the act with another quality product. "The whole team working on the concept of the series felt they were working on something special, we hope that this enthusiasm will be visible in the quality of the series," said Piotr Babieno.
[source ir.blooberteam.com]
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The movie and TV industry haven't had an original thought in years. Thus, they turned to the gaming industry as it still has some creativity left.
Hopefully it makes a less boring film/tv show
Would be nice if they told us where you could watch this.
Who asked for this? Honestly?
CP Edgerunners anime got Neon Genesis and Akira vibes. Its that good. Never played Medium even though i'm a horror fan, is the story any good?
How the hell asked for this??? This is getting ridiculous this game was terrible are we making adaptations of anything at this point?
@dimi The story is one of the worst I've ever experienced. The sheer f@cking gall of Bloober team to say that trauma victims should be put down like dogs is disgusting.
A mediocre game with not much reach getting a TV show adaption?
Yeah, that's definitely gonna be very successful.
That’s why it’s called The Medium, because it’s aiming to cover all of them!
@uncharted2007 does it tho? so many remakes
This videogame adaption craze is like a huge bubble of walrus semen that's gonna burst soon and rain down on every streaming service CEO's breakfast cereal and it's going to be glorious to behold.
Now this is kind of cool. It really scratched my Silent Hill 2 itch.... but ultimately, I ended up throwing down the (very large wad of) cash and just bought Silent Hill 2... Nothing beats the OG!
I do wonder if they'd get Akira Yamaoka to do the music? Or just use what's in the game? That would be cool...
Can't be any more mediocre than the game at least.
I absolutely adored the game. Definitely one of the better horror experiences on PlayStation (and there are many to choose from). Went in with low expectations because of what others had said and was very pleasantly surprised. The story was well done for an AA title and the setting/atmosphere was fabulous, typical of bloober's titles.
It's one of those game that's gets a bad rep through word of mouth and tends to be lumped in the "boring walking sim" camp. Evidently these style of games are divisive but it seems a lot of people tend to think games they don't personally enjoy are objectively bad rather than just not their cup of tea.
Can't see any of it making a good TV show, however 😬 A film would be better but still... hmm
Not to be confused with Medium the tv show of course
@Enuo I mean that's one interpretation that's rather literal. I personally think the story drew on the complexities of abuse and trauma and the resulting horrors and guilt that individuals experience, even for those committing such acts. It's much less so how to actually solve it. It is a supernatural-horror/fantasy game after all and ends with specific uncertainy.
From what I gathered the game's statement is about the potential ease of continuing the cycle of abuse, not to put people down "like dogs" to end the cycle. SPOILER ---- asks to be shot at the end due to feelings of guilt and constant torment, knowing that they've continued the cycle of abuse and killed many more (an understandable guilt complex from mental illness and trauma). I'd suggest it's constantly pointing to the context of the individual and their own, conflicting feelings rather than a blanket statement about how to deal with trauma victims literally. Mirianne is shown being torn by the decision and shows great uncertainty. The ending has a definitively tragic tone and it is not presented as an actual solution - the gunshot is only heard...
I've seen a few people claiming that bloober did the dirty on Mental Health here but most are rehashing other's interpretations rather than having actually played themselves. The Medium leaves things far more morally complex than making explicit statements for a resolution on how to deal with mental health issues arising from trauma.
@Bentleyma BOOOOOOOO!!! (throws popcorn) BOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! 😂
This actually could be a fun show concept. With a decent budget and a solid VFX team, I could totally see this working.
Usually try to stay open minded about these adaptations, but this seems rather random given it's a fairly unknown game. Nevertheless, I see no good in bashing it prematurely.
@PegasusActual93 I would imagine it's too early in development?
Either that or they're still trying to shop around the show to different networks or streaming services.
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