Remember Netflix’s Love, Death & Robots? No? If not, then check it out, because it’s one of the coolest animated anthology series around, and a fourth season is coming sooner rather than later. In fact, it’s quietly become such a big hit for Netflix that Amazon’s Prime Video service now wants a piece of the pie… but in conjunction with major video games.
Via Deadline, we’ve learned that Love, Death & Robots’ Tim Miller and Blur Studio, the renowned CGI company whose work spans countless video games and even some Hollywood productions, are working with Amazon MGM Studios on an animated anthology series based on the worlds of video games from various publishers. Oh, and it has an appropriate title: Secret Level.
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Deadline’s sources also suggest that the series has been in the works for some time and a reveal could come as early as next week at Gamescom Opening Night Live, so keep an eye out. As for the games that will potentially be included in the anthology, it is said that Spelunky and Amazon’s own New World will be included. In addition, PlayStation titles also seem to be part of the package. Does this mean that there is a small chance anything Killzone after all these years? Let me get my copium bottle…
Details on the number of episodes and the full list of studios involved are unknown. While Blur Studio is Love, Death & Robots’ main production company (alongside Netflix), the entire production is a collaboration between various studios from around the world working on different short films for each season. Prime Video’s Secret Level could logically follow the same format, especially considering that almost every video game has its own visual identity and tone. Additionally, it would be interesting to see certain IPs portrayed in a different light.
For Prime Video, Secret Level would be another important addition to a growing roster of adult animated films that includes series such as Invincible, Hazbin Hotel and Batman: Caped Crusader. Meanwhile, Tim Miller continues to be a notable figure in gaming due to his involvement in films such as Borderlands (which he partially reshot) and the Sonic the Hedgehog trilogy (executive producer).
