The nostalgia wave didn’t translate into box office magic for Masters of the Universe, but Amazon isn’t ruling out another attempt at the cartoon-to-live-action formula. This time around, it’s a TV show based on the Hasbro property Jem and the Holograms, but before you roll your eyes and dismiss it outright, consider the team behind it: Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy of Kilter Films, whose other credits include Fallout and Westworld.
However, that still doesn’t answer the question “Who asked for this?” There’s a failed live-action Jem attempt in the not-too-distant past, in the form of the unfortunate 2015 film directed by a pre-Wicked Jon M. Chu.
Deadline‘s story on the new project describes it as “an elevated take on the beloved 1980s series,” but there are no additional details other than the fact that the new Jem series “is joining Prime Video’s growing slate of female-driven YA/coming-of-age content, including recent breakout Off Campus and established hits The Summer I Turned Pretty, We Were Liars, and the Culpables franchise.”
In addition, Kilter Films is aboard Amazon’s anticipated Fourth Wing fantasy adaptation, with Joy set to helm the pilot.
What do you think about a new live-action Jem and the Hologram series? Are you excited, or are you pondering a riff on “truly outrageous” as we speak?
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