It appears that aHorizon Zero Dawntelevision series adaptation has been in the works for some time now, but it looks like the production of the show has taken the next step. TheHorizon Zero Dawnadaptation talk first surfaced this spring, but now the show officially has a showrunner as well as the platform where it will air.
As Netflix’sUmbrella Academyheads toward its fourth and final season, the series showrunner Steve Blackman has been looking for a new project. Now, he has been found as the man who will helm the newHorizon Zero Dawnadaptation that has been officially greenlit at Netflix, though that’s not the only project that he’ll be leading for the streaming service, according toTudum.
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Blackman sat down withTudumto talk about his plans for the fourthseason ofUmbrella Academyand to recap the third season that just aired earlier this summer. However, the conversation eventually turned to what he was planning and what he thinks about theHorizon Zero Dawnadaptation and his other project,Orbital. In particular, Blackman talked about how the two new projects are quite different, but there is a “clear throughline” when it comes to the heroes ofOrbitaland the main character ofHorizon Zero Dawn. He then explained that he likes characters who are kind of “outliers” but grounded and relatable. These outliers are people who are struggling to find their place in the world. They tend to be people who are going to be going against the grain when it comes to the rules and norms of the world they exist in.
This description certainly fits the bill when it came to the characters inUmbrella Academy. The description certainly also seems to do a good job of describingHorizon Zero Dawn’s main characterin Aloy. She’s someone who is absolutely an outlier in her world, considering she starts off her story as a total outcast from her community and ends up being someone who the many people she runs across look up to.
Blackman did also confirm what had only been rumored before when it came to the Netflix adaptation in that Aloy is indeed the main character of the series. Previously, there had been some talk that it might be set in the same world as the video game but would star brand new characters who gamers had never met. It turns out that this Netflix series is going to be staying more true tothe original story ofHorizon Zero Dawnas laid out by Guerrilla Games.
Horizon Zero Dawnis in development at Netflix.
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