PACIFIC RIM Prequel Series in Development at Legendary Entertainment

Legendary Entertainment is moving forward with a Pacific Rim prequel series, which is in development by Eric Heissererwhich recently signed a first-look television deal with the studio.

This is the first project he is developing with Legendary, and he is working on it with Carmen Lewis, co-founder of his production company Chronology.

The series will give us an origin story, but we don’t have any other details to share beyond that, but I’m curious to see what the series will cover in the future. Pacific Rim tradition.

Jason Clodfelter, president of Legendary Television, said in a statement: “Eric is a multifaceted and prolific creator whose history of critical and commercial success speaks for itself.

“We are thrilled to launch our partnership with Eric, Chronology and Carmen with a new entry in the epic and popular global ‘Pacific Rim’ universe. We know their vision will be a compelling expansion to Legendary’s beloved franchise.”

In the Pacific Rim franchise, launched by director Guillermo del Toro, an interdimensional rift opens at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, allowing enormous monsters to enter our world and begin attacking humanity. In response, humans begin building giant fighting robots called Jaegers.

The first film in the franchise was released in 2013, and the sequel, Pacific Rim Uprising, hit theaters in 2018. There is also an anime series Pacific Rim: The Black that aired for two seasons on Netflix between 2021 and 2022.

Heisserer has previously worked on films such as Arrival, Bird Box, Lights Out, Hours and Bloodshot. He has also worked on series such as Netflix’s Shadow and Bone.

What do you expect from a sequel that will tell us the story of the origins of Pacific Rim?

Source: Variety