"RoboCop" Series Is Coming to Prime Video, from Blumhouse and James Wan

Nearly 40 years after he first hit the streets, RoboCop is still a powerful idea. Paul Verhoeven's legendary 1987 satire — in which Peter Weller's lawman Murphy is stripped of his humanity and turned into a crime-busting cyborg — has continued to live on in culture ever since: sequels, controversial TV adaptations, a children's cartoon, and a reboot film. But the journey isn't over yet: RoboCop's brain is once again being removed and placed in a new mechanical body. This time, it's a streaming series with some big names attached.

The project is coming to Prime Video, produced by horror powerhouse Blumhouse. The original film's writers, Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner, are also among the executive producers, with James Wan listed as one of the producers.

"I've always been a huge fan of RoboCop, and helping bring this world to television is a dream," says Wan. "What Paul Verhoeven created in 1987 was decades ahead of its time; questions about technology, identity, and who corporations really serve have become increasingly urgent." Wan says the show will "honor what made the original iconic," highlight its relevance in today's technology-saturated world, and also "undeniably build something new for a global audience."

Will the new version of RoboCop find fresh things to say about consumer culture and dehumanization 40 years on? Who will wear the new generation's armor? We'll see as the production moves forward.