Apple TV+’sMetropolisTV Series Is Dead

Almost ten years ago , Mr. Robot Godhead Sam Esmail start work on a passion task of his . BringFritz Lang ’s 1927 sci - fi chef-d’oeuvre , Metropolis , back to life as a long - form television series . It was a dream that was very close to becoming a reality with Apple TV+ getting quick to start output subsequently this year . However , due to the writer ’s strike , the project has been for good keep out down .

Deadlinereported the tidings , which was confirmed by the show ’s product companionship , Universal Content Productions . “ promote costs and uncertainty related to the on-going strike led to this unmanageable decision , ” a representative for UCP told the craft . This basically means the company was paying people not to work as it waited for the hit to terminate but will no longer be doing that . Scripts were not complete when the strike start last calendar month and so many departments were waiting in Australia as output was supposed to start this summer .

Metropolis was first foretell elbow room back in 2016 but , at the fourth dimension , Esmail still hadtwo seasons of Mr. Robot to polish off . Here ’s how it was described then :

A poster for the original Metropolis by Laurent Durieux.

A poster for the original Metropolis by Laurent Durieux.Image: Laurent Durieux/Dark Hall Mansion

Like the original pic , the small - CRT screen adaptation will take place in a future society where flush industrialist rein the vast city from high - rise tower complex , while a lower class of underground - dwelling workers moil constantly to operate the machines that supply its superpower . Risking everything they bang , two whizz - cross lovers from diametric side of the divide must find a style to bring down the whole system .

And now , well , a arrangement did get contribute down . Only it was the one we were hoping to see brought to living on Apple TV+ .

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