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What\u2019s going on with Prime Video’s Mass Effect TV show? According to a new report, it\u2019s on \u201cthe verge\u201d of a series order, but the boss of Amazon TV has allegedly requested rewrites to make it \u201cmore appealing to non-gamers.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Ankler<\/u> 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\u2019s many in-development projects. One of these is Mass Effect, which, based on the report, still sounds like it could go either way.<\/p>\n

Friedlander has apparently requested rewrites to make Mass Effect, which The Ankler described as a \u201cpricey genre drama,\u201d more appealing to non-gamers. It is said to be \u201con the verge\u201d of a series order.<\/p>\n

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What \u201cmore appealing to non-gamers\u201d means in the context of Mass Effect is anyone\u2019s guess. I wouldn\u2019t characterize Mass Effect\u2019s story or characters as particularly hardcore gamer, for want of a better term. On the contrary, I\u2019d say the show\u2019s 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\u2019t blame them for that.<\/p>\n

Maybe it\u2019s more about getting away from fan service, or references to the Mass Effect trilogy people who haven\u2019t played the games before might not get. Maybe it\u2019s about distancing itself from the games so it feels unshackled from the events at the end of Mass Effect 3. All I\u2019d say to that is, Amazon\u2019s own Fallout adaptation did a pretty great job of telling a brand new story in the Fallout canon while also keeping fans on-side with video game accurate settings, factions, and characters. I\u2019m sure Mass Effect could do the same.<\/p>\n

The last time we heard anything on the record about the Mass Effect show was in November last year, when Mass Effect boss Mike Gamble said the adaptation would focus on an original story rather than rehashing BioWare’s classic trilogy of video games starring Commander Shepard.<\/p>\n