The Mass Effect TV series is now officially in development at Amazon

Hey, remember that Mass Effect TV show we learned about way back in 2021… with no updates since? Well, we have some good news: Amazon MGM Studios has finally officially started developing it.

Black broke the news on Thursday, which also happens to be N7 Day, the annual celebration of all things Mass Effect. Oddly, despite the timing, it wasn’t announced officially on BioWare’s social channels, which previously dampened expectations for N7 Day in the wake of the recent launch of Dragon Age: The Veilguard. But hey, that still means Mass Effect fans have something to celebrate this N7 Day.

IGN has also confirmed the news with Amazon. Daniel Casey (10 Cloverfield Lane) will write and produce the series. Other producers include EA/BioWare’s Michael Gamble, who is leading development of the next Mass Effect game, and Avi Arad, who is also working on the upcoming The Legend of Zelda live-action film. Karim Zreik/Cedar Tree Productions is also producing under an overall deal with Amazon MGM Studios.

We don’t know too much about the series other than the names involved. Currently, the only plot detail Amazon is letting slip is the fact that it’s “based on the best-selling sci-fi video game franchise from EA,” so it remains to be seen whether it will be a straightforward adaptation or a different story set in the games’ world.

As mentioned, the last we heard about the project in 2021 was that Amazon and EA were nearing a deal to adapt BioWare’s beloved RPG series. However, a lot has happened in the world of video game adaptations over the past few years.

On the Amazon side in particular, Prime Video found massive success with its TV adaptation of Fallout earlier this year, garnering enough views and critical acclaim to quickly be picked up for a second season. Both Fallout and HBO’s The Last of Us garnered recognition at the recent Primetime Emmys.

The news also comes as fans anxiously await updates on Mass Effect 5. Most recently, Rolling Stone reported that BioWare’s “full attention has shifted entirely to the next Mass Effect” following Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s launch. Further details, including a release window, still seem a long way off.

Alex Stedman is Senior News Editor at IGN, overseeing entertainment reporting. When she’s not writing or editing, you can find her reading fantasy novels or playing Dungeons & Dragons.