#Amazon Studios Is Nearing A Deal To Make A Mass Effect TV Series

The streaming wars and the habits of consumers have forced studios to go all-in on trying to find the next big franchise. Unfortunately, the “Star Wars” and “Harry Potter” sure bets of the world are locked up nice and tight at other studios. Everyone else has to look elsewhere. While many video game movies have been varying degrees of terrible, video games themselves represent worlds full of rich storytelling with a massive built-in audiences. Executed correctly, like Netflix’s “Castlevania,” video game adaptations could be the next gold rush in entertainment.

As such, Amazon going after “Mass Effect” makes a great deal of sense. There are several games in the series, which has been met with a great deal of acclaim up to this point. A movie was, at one point or another, in development, but never quite came together. Interestingly enough, a report from That Hashtag Show earlier this year indicated that Netflix was in discussions for an animated series based on the games. Did that fall through? Or did Amazon swoop in instead? In any event, this will be something worth paying attention to in the coming weeks/months.

We’ll be sure to keep you posted as any further developments on Amazon’s possible “Mass Effect” series come our way.