What’s going on with Prime Video’s Mass Effect TV show? According to a new report, it’s on “the verge” of a series order, but the boss of Amazon TV has allegedly requested rewrites to make it “more appealing to non-gamers.”
The Ankler reports that Peter Friedlander, who stepped in as Head of Global TV, Amazon MGM Studios, in October, has set about reading scripts so he can make firm decisions on Prime Video’s many in-development projects. One of these is Mass Effect, which, based on the report, still sounds like it could go either way.
Friedlander has apparently requested rewrites to make Mass Effect, which The Ankler described as a “pricey genre drama,” more appealing to non-gamers. It is said to be “on the verge” of a series order.
What “more appealing to non-gamers” means in the context of Mass Effect is anyone’s guess. I wouldn’t characterize Mass Effect’s story or characters as particularly hardcore gamer, for want of a better term. On the contrary, I’d say the show’s themes, universe, and fundamentals should appeal to mainstream sci-fi fans without much in the way of tweaking. Maybe Amazon wants to make the Mako easier to make sense of? I wouldn’t blame them for that.
