Wolfenstein TV Series is in Development at Amazon - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 25 July 2025 / 3,641 Views
Amazon MGM Studios is developing a TV series based on Wolfenstein, according to Variety.
No plot details have been revealed, however, the logline for the series states, "The story of killing Nazis is evergreen."
Patrick Somerville under his chaoticgood.tv production banner will be the creator, writer, executive producer, and showrunner on the TV series.
Jonah Nolan, Lisa Joy, and Athena Wickham under Kilter Films will be executive producers. MachineGames' Jerk Gustafsson and Keyframe Films' James Altman will also be executive producers.
If the project moves forward it won't be the first TV series based on a video game franchise at Amazon as they produced the hit series Fallout based on the video game IP of the same name.
The Wolfenstein series started with 1981's Castle Wolfenstein and most recently saw the release of Wolfenstein: Youngblood and Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot in 2019.
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It's so messed up that this will end up being controversial.
People were offended by Youngblood? I mainly saw people clowning on it for the twins being kind of cringey and the GaaS remnants they left in the game after ending GaaS plans.
Wait, I thought we were talking about The New Colossus? Youngblood makes more sense though, I guess... Never looked it at that way, only read complaints about how bad the game is, and I've disregarded the game ever since (which is probably why I didn't even consider it in this discussion originally).
It's not horrible. Gunplay is the same as ever. Levels are same types of levels. It's just the RPG aspect is lame. Everything is a sponge. Enemies level up with you. The Brother fights are not too fun. The sisters are funny tho as a female Bill and Ted. Writing isn't too bad. It's a mixed bag overall.
Yeah, there were definitely some people offended by The New Colossus. I remember some people being mad about the many gorey different ways Nazis were killed in the reveal trailer, saying even Nazis have rights. I remember others being mad about the game's portrayal of some Americans excepting Nazism so readily. I remember some people really didn't like Grace.
They better get Alan Ritchson to star in it.
I think this could be my new favourite type of TV show. Ones where Nazis get shot in the face.
Hopefully the writing is a lot better than Wolfenstein 2.
Oh boy this one will certainly be very controversial, unfortunately.
i seen what they did with hunters, the first season got edited before the 2nd season come out lost like 15 mins of some episodes
Dialogue should be relatively simple. "Achtung!" "AIEEEEEEE!" "Schutstaffel! "MEIN LEBEN!" "Guten Tag!" "MUTTI!"
Kind of surprising considering there haven't been any major Wolfenstein games in almost a decade now, but on the other hand they're pumping out new Doom games as fast as they (reasonably) can. I guess it's easier to have an interesting plot with Wolfenstein than Doom, where it's mostly about killing?
It's a lot easier to get right too than Doom I would say, Doom would be heavy CGI and a lot more expensive, focused on a guy who never speaks who just rips through demons, Wolfenstein will be lower budget and have a more personal story with an easier to adapt MC.
Doom gets a bit into fantasy territory sometimes too, at least the recent entries, since it's Kilter producing it who also did the Fallout show I imagine they want to focus on more grounded stories. Not that Fallout is exactly grounded or realistic but it's a lot more realistic than Doom.
I know this kind of stuff happens, but usually studios also try to time these in a manner where different releases support each other. Who knows, maybe MachineGames will be getting back to Wolfenstein soon? Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory from 2003 was also released on Steam in 2022, so it seems like they're trying to keep the brand alive.
Japanese games are generally easier to expand into wider media franchises. Konami has even made Castlevania slot machines.
