‘Judge Dredd’ TV Show Script Is Finished, First Two Seasons Planned Out
We may never see comic book character Judge Dredd in a film sequel to 2012’s underperforming-but-instant-cult-favoriteDredd, but fans are now one step closer to seeing him take the law into his own hands on the small screen. TheJudge DreddTV show, entitledJudge Dredd: Mega-City One, now has a completed pilot script, and the writers have charted out the first two seasons in the event it gets picked up as a series.
Find out whichDreddveteran wrote the script and learn more about the project below.
This weekend at San Diego Comic-Con International, word came out thatRob Williams, who has written stories featuring the Judge Dredd character in the U.K. anthology comic2000 ADfor more than a decade, served as the “creative lead” for the TV pilot script.The Hollywood Reportersays he teamed with a number of other writers to break the stories for the first two seasons ofJudge Dredd: Mega-City One, which isn’t a Dredd solo show but instead an ensemble piece about the brutal, take-no-prisoners police force in a futuristic megalopolis that takes up a majority of the east coast of the United States.
Word about this series first came out inMay of 2017, when IM Global and Rebellion Productions announced that they were teaming up to bring this authoritarian comic to life.Karl Urbanspent the entirety of 2012’sDreddunder the character’s iconic helmet (unlike Sylvester Stallone in the godawful 1995 movie adaptation), and while he’s been asked a million times since then if he’s interested in returning for a sequel, it turns out thathe’s had conversations about reprising the role in the TV series. Whether or not that actually happens still remains to be seen, but fans who have wanted to see more of his interpretation of the character have to be pleased that the option at least still appears to be on the table.
Rebellion creative director and CEOJason Kingsleyis on board as an executive producer, whileBrian Jenkinswill serve as a producer. In a statement, Kingsley said:
“I’ve read the pilot script by Rob and the team, and got that same thrill I did when I first discovered Judge Dredd. As we drive this project forward I’m always surprised by how much effort goes on behind-the-scenes to bring something likeMega-City Oneto the screen. I’m very pleased with how the whole project is coming together and looking forward to more exciting announcements in the coming months.”
Still no word on directors, actors, or an official timetable for this series, but we’ll keep you updated aboutJudge Dredd: Mega-City Oneas soon as we hear more. Here’s the trailer forDreddto give you a reminder of what Urban looks like in action as the title character:
