Amazon is developing a Warhammer 40,000 animated show
Amazon is developing an animated Warhammer 40,000 TV show, with Henry Cavill involved as an executive producer. The project is a spinoff of the Secret Level episode based on the game, and Dave Wilson will serve as director and co-creator. The show is part of a larger effort to adapt the Warhammer 40,000 franchise, which also includes live-action projects that have been slow to develop.
- ▪The animated show is being developed by Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studios, and Games Workshop.
- ▪Dave Wilson, who directed the Warhammer 40K episode of the Secret Level anthology show, will direct and co-create the new animated series.
- ▪Henry Cavill, a well-known fan of the Warhammer 40,000 franchise, is attached as an executive producer for the animated show.
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Entertainment TV & Movies Amazon is developing a Warhammer 40,000 animated show And of course, Henry Cavill is involved. By Anna Washenko Aug. 3, 2026 6:40 pm EST DFree/Shutterstock Warhammer 40,000 is getting an animated TV show. Variety reported that Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studios and Games Workshop are developing an adaptation of the sci-fi franchise. The new project will be a spinoff of the Secret Level episode based on the game. Dave Wilson directed the Warhammer 40K episode of that Prime Video anthology show, and he will serve in the same role for the new animated show as well as being its co-creator. Famed Warhammer 40K fan Henry Cavill, who is already involved in live action adaptations of the game, has been attached as an executive producer.
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