As reported by Deadline and confirmed by its official account groundedMicrosoft’s game will be one animated seriesIt was adapted for the small screen by Brent Friedman, co-writer of Star Wars: Clone Wars.
Grounded was inspired by the animated films “A Bug’s Life” and “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids”: now the loop is closed by turning the game into a TV series. In recent years, video games have increasingly invaded the small and big screen: Arkane (League of Legends), Halo, Uncharted, and the upcoming The Last of Us, just to mention.
There series Set in the same universe as the game, Grounded of Grounded follows four friends who plan “big things” to raise their social standing the summer before high school, but their plans are turned upside down when they stumble upon shrinking technology that’s making them taller. five centimeters. The four friends, now shrunken, must learn to survive in a courtyard that has turned into a jungle full of giant predators and hides a massive corporate conspiracy that threatens the entire city.
Obsidian Entertainment and Xbox Waterproof Studios / SC Productions, in partnership with Kinetic Media and Bardel Entertainment, is adapting the game into a series. Friedman, who also worked on the script for Star Trek: Enterprise and adapted Earthworm Jim into a TV series, will do the story with Brien Goodrich (Halo 4).
“We couldn’t be more excited to immerse ourselves in the whimsical universe of Grounded. This partnership will be a great collaboration that will expand an already great journey,” he said. Tina ChowCEO of Bardel Entertainment.
“The Obsidian team has created a wonderful world that has already captured the attention of the gamer community. We are excited to work with our wonderful partners to bring a new story to life in an animated series,” he added. Carl WhitesideManaging director of WP/SC Productions.
Source: Multiplayer
