Now here's a franchise I haven't heard of in a while: American McGee's Alice. With 2000's Alice and 2011's Alice: Madness Returns, American McGee puts a dark, gritty twist to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Here's a synopsis for those who might not be familiar with the franchise:

Shortly after Alice returned from the miraculous trip through the Looking-Glass, her house was burnt down, and her parents died in the fire. Alice was the only survivor of the terrible accident. After repeated attempts at suicide, she gets locked up inside a mental institution and is slowly wasting away there before she is summoned to Wonderland again by the White Rabbit. But this time it's a Wonderland gone seriously bad and gory. The only chance for Alice to restore her peace of mind and find out more about the death of her parents is to fight through Wonderland and free it from the evil powers.

This original take will now be serialized in a collaboration between Radar Pictures, Abandon Entertainment and writer-producer David Hayter. Hayter, as many of you know already, is the iconic voice actor of Snake in the Metal Gear Solid franchise (save for MGSV) but has also worked as a writer on other popular movies and shows like X2, Watchmen, Netflix's Warrior Nun. Hayter will write and produce the TV series adaptation for American McGee's Alice.

“David Hayter brings imagination, experience, and stealth sneaking skills gained through successful missions in film, TV, and video games - a unique combination sure to make this adventure into Wonderland a successful one for the franchise and the fans," McGee said. "I am excited to be working with him and know the Alice fans will welcome him with mad affection."

"American McGee’s Alice and Alice: Madness Returns game series is a groundbreaking reimagining of the classic tale," David Hayter said. "It takes you into the heart of a corrupted Wonderland and throws light into shadowy corners the world has never seen. I am beyond excited to bring this world of madness and wonder to a global audience.”

While there is no airing window announced at this time, the series is said to have begun "active development".

SOURCE: GBAtemp Inbox

 

[pustal]

Oh man, what a throwback.

 

[DinohScene]

I have mixed feelings.

Both games are amazing! don't get me wrong.

 

[SuperDan]

Yeah that's great & all .... but for the love of god when will i get Alice Maddness Returns 2.. been waiting for years

 

[ZeroFX]

regarding the theme, can be good, but since its a video game tv series it will be bad like all the others.

 

[XDel]

My god, it better be woke and Alice better be a bearded dude else I'm going to try to cancel that shit!

 

[SkittleDash]

Been wondering what Snake was up to after all these years. Turns out this is why. Actually looking forward to this. lol

 

[Chary]

David Hayter? Say no more.

 

[RyRyIV]

Hopefully it's good, so we can see some more positive development on Alice: Asylum and maybe get EA to do a proper re-release of the original game.

 

[FAST6191]

That is an unexpected twist. Trippy as balls = bloody expensive to film even with modern CGI and greenscreen and it is at best a cult game without that much in the way of built in audience. Hopefully we get something as fun as that Arcane show recently, but I think my expectations are more on the Uwe Boll side of the adaptation spectrum.

"Watchmen, Netflix's" speed reading almost got me there.

Also those looking for an odd take on Alice in Wonderland in the meantime then the 2009 film Malice in Wonderland could be worth a look https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374853/

 

[Emperor_Norton]

This is a combination I never could've come up with myself. We'll just have to see this play out.

Consider me intrigued.

 

[HellGhast]

Been wondering what Snake was up to after all these years. Turns out this is why. Actually looking forward to this. lol

The real Solid Snake!
I wonder if we'll get to hear his voice coz article says he's the producer.

 

[CoolMe]

An animated series would be a much better choice for "AM's Alice" than a live-action TV show, "Madness Returns" has such beautiful scenery and creative design that is just WELL suited for it IMO, but that probably will cost them more?
But it doesn't matter as long as the end result of this is good, or atleast decent, but this series deserves much more than that. And i suspect the CG will look like trash..

 

[HellGhast]

David Hayter? Say no more.

Agreed, hope it's gonna be a great show. I remember you are also a David Hayter fan. Seems he's multi-talented, a great voice actor and a producer.

 

[mrgone]

who is paying for it ?

 

[FAST6191]

who is paying for it ?

I don't think we know.
"collaboration between Radar Pictures, Abandon Entertainment"
https://www.radarpictures.com/filmography/

https://www.mobygames.com/company/abandon-entertainment

Former is apparently an independent setup that have done a few things in the past, the latter is a rights dealer by the looks of things. Had a quick scan of news articles elsewhere and they noted no particular streaming service, channel or otherwise has got involved. Looking at previous efforts from both those companies and Hayter then they have connections all over the place so I do not see much value in plumbing the depths of previous creations, recent creations, owners, contracts or otherwise, never mind these days when every company is buying up every scrap to try to make their offering more appealing.

 

[raxadian]

I could watch this.

 

[BraveDragonWolf]

"Kept you waiting, huh?" No...

I actually never heard about this. But David Hayter? Very interesting.

 

[sloppycrap]

The real Solid Snake!
I wonder if we'll get to hear his voice coz article says he's the producer.

No Hayter using his Solid Snake voice for Alice, no buy.

 

[Vorde]

If this is animated, it could be very very good. Live-Action will kill some of the interest and delivery for me, but I will likely still watch it. These games were quite awesome.