Amazon MGM Studios developing Life Is Strange TV series

Amazon MGM Studios has greenlit a live-action adaptation of Life Is Strange for Prime Video.

The series will be written by Charlie Covell, who also serves as showrunner and executive producer. Covell is known for writing The End of the F***ing World for Channel 4 and creating Netflix’s Kaos.

Dmitri M. Johnson, Mike Goldberg, and Timothy I. Stevenson from Story Kitchen are on board as executive producers. Story Kitchen will also produce the series alongside LuckyChap, Square Enix, and Amazon MGM Studios.

“It’s a huge honour to be adapting Life Is Strange,” said Covell. “I am a massive fan of the game, and I’m thrilled to be working with the incredible teams at Square Enix, Story Kitchen, and LuckyChap.

“I can’t wait to share Max and Chloe’s story with fellow players and new audiences alike.”

Amazon MGM Studios head of US SVOD TV and development Nick Pepper added: “We’re so excited for our global Prime Video customers to experience the dynamic world of Life Is Strange. The series is in the wonderful hands of Charlie Covell who has crafted a deeply captivating story based on the iconic video game.

“Charlie, and their fantastic collaborators at LuckyChap, Story Kitchen, and Square Enix, are the perfect team to deliver a monumental adaptation that will captivate […] audiences.”

A television adaptation of Life Is Strange has been in the cards for a long time, with Legendary Television initially attached to produce as noted by Variety.

“For years we’ve had so many people asking us to create a Life Is Strange TV show,” said Square Enix studio heads Jon Brooke and Lee Singleton.

“We’re so pleased to finally partner with Amazon MGM Studios who we trust will do an incredible job bringing our universe to life.”

Created by Don’t Nod Entertainment and published by Square Enix, Life Is Strange debuted in 2015. Deck Nine developed a prequel, Life Is Strange: Before the Storm in 2017.

Don’t Nod developed Life Is Strange 2 and The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit between 2018 and 2019, before the studio sold the franchise IP to Square Enix.

Deck Nine continued developing the series with Life Is Strange: True Colours in 2021 and Life Is Strange: Double Exposure in 2024.