More and more videogames are getting their moment on the silver screen and somehow, Bloober Team's critically dividing The Medium is next up on the list.
Yep, that 2021 horror game is being adapted into a television series, the developer announced today. In a machine-translated CD Projekt Red's library. Those were directed by Tomasz Bagiński, who also served as executive producer on the first season of Netflix's The Witcher as well as The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf. He, along with The Medium writer Piotr Babieno are said to be at the helm of the project.
"Both the film industry and the videogame industry are close to my heart and I am very happy that there is finally an opportunity to bring them together," Babieno said in the announcement. "The story we told in the game was appreciated by players, and now more people will be able to hear about it." He also gives a mention to some adaptations that have found immense success recently, like League of Legend's Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. "Participation in the creative supervision of such an important figure in Polish cinematography as Tomasz Bagiński proves that we want to create something truly amazing. The whole team working on the concept of the series felt they were working on something special, we hope that this enthusiasm will be visible in the quality of the series."
In fairness, it seems like a strong team to tackle The Medium and turn it into a respectable adaptation. Despite mixed reviews at launch (including Leana Hafer's Netflix's Resident Evil.
