Karl Urban is in talks with the makers of the planned Judge Dredd TV series, reprising his role from the 2012 movie Dredd. The new series is in active development and is called Judge Dredd: Mega City One. Urban was speaking at the Star Trek Las Vegas Convention last week, where he was quoted in saying the following [via ComicBook.com].
“I am in discussions with them about that, I told them that if they write the material and give Dredd something to do and give him a function, I will be there. I would love to.”
Judge Dredd: Mega City One is set in a future where the East Coast of the U.S. has become a crowded and crime-ridden megalopolis. The plan is to make the series an ensemble drama about a team of Judges — futuristic cops invested with the power to be judge, jury, and executioner — as they deal with the challenges the future-shocked 22nd century throws at them.
Producing the show is IM Global Television, whose president Mark Stern, who was behind the Battlestar Galactica TV series says: “This is one of those seminal sci-fi properties that seems to only become and more relevant with age. Not only is it a rich world with biting social commentary, but it’s also fun as hell! As a fan of the comics and both films, it’s a dream come true..”
Owners of Rebellion, Jason and Chris Kingsley said: “We’re very excited to be beginning the journey to get more of Judge Dredd’s Mega-City One on the television screen. Thanks to the legions of fans who have kept up pressure on social media, and a lot of background work and enthusiasm, we aim to make a big budget production that will satisfy both our vast comics audience and the even greater general screen-watching public.”
The TV series is set to be a couple of years off, but we’ll keep you updated as things proceed.
