Gearbox Software is arguably best known for the Borderlands series of first-person looter-shooter games, with the third entry recently seeing acclaim for its Guns, Love, and Tentacles DLC. However long-time fans of the developer will also remember its more realistic, historical World War 2 shooter series Brothers In Arms. Over five years after its last entry released, Brothers In Arms will be returning to the popular culture spotlight as a television series.
The Brothers In Arms adaptation has not gone into full production and currently has no network partner to broadcast on according to the exclusive article on the subject published by The Hollywood Reporter Monday. Scott Rosenbaum will serve as the showrunner and a co-executive producer alongside Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford, who said "we do have more stories to tell, but a TV show lets us explore this subject matter and the effect on the relationships and people in broader ways."
While the production is reportedly still seeking directors and cast members, both big names and fresh faces according to Pitchford, the first season will primarily focus on an ensemble that has to prevent the Axis powers from learning about D-Day based on a real-life "rehearsal" operation called Exercise Tiger. The video game developer has also recently announced a movie adaptation of Borderlands that will be directed by Eli Roth.
Brothers In Arms began in 2005 with a game subtitled Road to Hill 30 for the PC, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. It was Gearbox Software's first independent game after the studio mostly worked on ports and expansions, and was published by Ubisoft. However, the series disappeared with the cancellation of Brother In Arms: Furious 4 that was first announced at E3 2011.
Video game adaptations are particularly in vogue right now, both for the silver screen with recently successful movies like Paramount Pictures' Sonic the Hedgehog and on television. Earlier this year Naughty Dog announced a collaboration with HBO to create a television series based on The Last of Us that will begin production following The Last of Us Part 2's (currently planned) release in June.
Not all has been good news for Gearbox Software and its CEO as of late. Reports recently came out that Gearbox has not been paying its employees their promised royalty checks, and Pitchford was active on Twitter lashing out against the criticisms.
A television series based on Brother In Arms is currently in development.