CD Projekt Red, the developer ofCyberpunk 2077, hasannouncedthe studio will be partnering with Anonymous Content to produce a live-action “project” set in theCyberpunk 2077universe. Anonymous Content is most known for producing works such asTrue DetectiveandMr. Robot, but its catalog is overflowing with series such asSaint X,Shantaram, andThe Last Days of Ptolemy Grey.
It is currently unknown what form thislive-actionCyberpunkstory would take, but considering CD Projekt Red is working closely with Anonymous Content Studios’ head of television Garret Kemble, director of development Ryan Schwartz, and CCO David Levine, it would make sense to be a series, rather than a film on the big screen.
What we do know is that this will be a brand new story in theCyberpunkuniverse, not an adaptation. The announcement by CD Projekt Red says “the new project is at an early development stage and has currently commenced searching for a screenwriter to tell a brand-new story set in the world ofCyberpunk 2077.” While Kemble, Schwartz, Levine, Bard Dorros, and Charlie Scully will be producing, “the project will be developed in close collaboration with theCyberpunk 2077creative team.”
If this series or film or whatever this project manifests as can be as well made as the anime adaptation,Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, it could be an exceptional experience. Because it’s a new story and not a direct adaptation, the project already sounds like a winner. Though it’d be nice if they were able to offer Keanu Reeves and Idris Elba a spot on the cast, even if they’re just walk-on cameos.
