Things are picking up on the Mass Effect TV series. Over the weekend, it was announced that Doug Jung – known for his work on the upcoming Chief of War and as a co-writer for Star Trek Beyond – has joined Amazon’s Mass Effect TV series as a showrunner.
As reported by Deadline, Jung will executive produce the upcoming show with writer Dan Casey. They will be working alongside Michael Gamble from EA, Karim Zreik of Cedar Tree Productions via its overall deal at Amazon, as well as Ari Arad (Uncharted, Borderlands) and Emmy Yu of Arad Productions.
Casey has been writing the Mass Effect TV show for “almost a year”, the publication noted. Amazon officially announced a Mass Effect TV show was in development in November last year, when Casey’s involvement was initially confirmed.
While we don’t know any casting details at the present time, fem Shep actress Jennifer Hale previously told Eurogamer she would love to be part of the Mass Effect series, and believes the original cast should be involved as well. Meanwhile, once upon a time Henry Cavill said he would “love” to be a part of a Mass Effect TV adaptation, however following his time in The Witcher the actor has now been snapped up for Amazon’s Warhammer shenanigans.
As for the world of video games themselves, Mass Effect 5 has been announced, but lacks a release date and appears to still be several years away.
In October, project director Michael Gamble said Mass Effect 5 will not seek to tweak the sci-fi franchise’s established visual style. This is something developer BioWare did with its recent release, Dragon Age: The Veilguard.