Amazon Prime Video Announces Wolfenstein TV Series, Using the Same Team as Fallout
Get ready for an exhilarating journey as Amazon Prime Video brings the beloved Wolfenstein series to life, with Patrick Somerville leading a team that promises to deliver an action-packed dystopian tale centered around B.J. Blazkowicz and his resistance against authoritarian excesses.
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Amazon Prime Video's Wolfenstein Series Taps Kilter Films and Station Eleven Team for Action-Packed Adaptation
Amazon is developing a Wolfenstein television series. Kilter Films, known for its work on the Fallout series for Amazon, will produce the show alongside the team behind Station Eleven. This project follows the success of the Fallout games and the recent announcement of a second season for Amazon Prime Video's Fallout series, signaling a strengthened partnership between Amazon and Bethesda/ID. The Wolfenstein adaptation is a strategic expansion for the streaming service. The Wolfenstein franchise originated as a stealth game, Castle Wolfenstein, in 1981. It achieved widespread popularity with ID Software's Wolfenstein 3D in 1992. After a period of reduced prominence compared to titles like Doom, Quake, and Call of Duty, MachineGames successfully revitalized the series with Wolfenstein: The New Order. This revival led to several spinoffs and a sequel released in 2017. While the cast has not yet been announced, producers have pledged an accurate adaptation of the recent universe developed by MachineGames and Bethesda. The action-packed dystopian series will feature iconic hero B.J. Blazkowicz, focusing on themes of resistance, the regime's scientific experiments, and authoritarian overreach.
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Game info
- Official Name
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
- Brief Summary
- After the events of the first game, in which General Wilhelm "Deathshead" Strasse is eliminated, the Kreisau Circle retrieves the critically injured William "B.J." Blazkowicz from Deathshead's fortress before destroying it with a nuclear cannon. He. is still recovering from his wounds on a stolen U-boat called Eva’s Hammer. Suddenly, the U-boat is attacked by Frau Engel, a sadistic Nazi commander and captures Caroline. Blazkowicz devises a plan to get himself captured and taken to Engel's airship, the Ausmerzer, which is suspending the U-boat above water. Engel tries to get her daughter Sigrun to decapitate Caroline, but the former refuses, resulting in Engel killing Caroline herself. Sigrun has a change of heart and tackles Engel, allowing Blazkowicz to use Caroline's armor. Blazkowicz disconnects Eva's Hammer from the Ausmerzer and flees back to the U-boat with Caroline's body. Now armed with Caroline's armor, B.J is ready to return stateside, avenge his friends, kill every Nazi in sight and spark the second American Revolution. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is the eleventh installment of the Wolfenstein series and a sequel to the 2014's Wolfenstein: The New Order. The game follows the main protagonist, William Joseph "B.J." Blazkowicz, in his efforts to ignite a Second American Revolution. The game is played from a first-person perspective and most of its levels are navigated on foot. The story is arranged in chapters, which players complete in order to progress. A binary choice in the prologue alters the game's entire storyline; some characters and small plot points are replaced throughout the timelines. The game features a variety of weapons, most of which can be dual wielded. A cover system is also present.
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Released
- October 26, 2017
- Genre
- Shooter, Adventure
- Play Modes
- Single player
- Content Rating
- 19+
- Languages
- Chinese (Simplified), English, Japanese
- Genre
- MachineGames
- Genre
- Bethesda Softworks
- Ratings
- 84/100 (578 reviews)
