‘Warhammer 40,000’ Animated Series Based on ‘Secret Level’ Episode in the Works
Prime Video is doubling down on its Warhammer 40,000 bet with a new animated series based on Games Workshop’s sci-fi miniature wargame of the same name. The streaming service already has a live-action 40K series in the works with Henry Cavill attached to star and executive produce and Mike Flanagan on board as showrunner and writer. Variety reports that the new animated series is a spin-off of “Warhammer 40,000: And They Shall Know No Fear,” the 40K-based episode of Prime Video’s 2024 video game anthology series Secret Level.
- ▪Prime Video is doubling down on its Warhammer 40,000 bet with a new animated series based on Games Workshop’s sci-fi miniature wargame of the same name.
- ▪The streaming service already has a live-action 40K series in the works with Henry Cavill attached to star and executive produce and Mike Flanagan on board as showrunner and writer.
- ▪Variety reports that the new animated series is a spin-off of “Warhammer 40,000: And They Shall Know No Fear,” the 40K-based episode of Prime Video’s 2024 video game anthology series Secret Level.
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Prime Video is doubling down on its Warhammer 40,000 bet with a new animated series based on Games Workshop’s sci-fi miniature wargame of the same name. The streaming service already has a live-action 40K series in the works with Henry Cavill attached to star and executive produce and Mike Flanagan on board as showrunner and writer. Variety reports that the new animated series is a spin-off of “Warhammer 40,000: And They Shall Know No Fear,” the 40K-based episode of Prime Video’s 2024 video game anthology series Secret Level. Dave Wilson (Love, Death + Robots), who directed the Secret Level 40K episode, is the co-creator of the new animated series, alongside John Orloff (Band of Brothers, Masters of the Air). Wilson will also direct the series.
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