“Warhammer 40,000” is a franchise of books, video games, and of course, board games and RPGs that has been around for well over three decades. With legions of fans that have grown up painting miniatures and a massive amount of mythology, it was only a matter of time before someone came along and gave it a rightful live-action adaptation. Well, it appears that person is Frank Spotnitz, who is spearheading the development of the sci-fi/fantasy series “Eisenhorn,” based on a story from the ‘Warhammer’ franchise.
Deadline is reporting that Spotnitz has teamed with Games Workshop, the people behind ‘Warhammer 40,000’ to bring a series titled “Eisenhorn” to life on TV screens in the future. Spotnitz is probably best known as the creator behind Amazon’s hit series “The Man in High Castle,” as well as an accomplished TV writer with series like “Ransom” and “X-Files” under his belt.
“Eisenhorn” has the following synopsis:
“While humanity’s armies wage unending war across a million battlefields, in the darkness, a secret conflict rages – fought by the agents of the Imperial Inquisition. Drawing from sci-fi, fantasy and crime genres, ‘Eisenhorn’ will see Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn and his band of investigators fight to thwart the monstrous schemes of aliens, heretics and daemons before mankind’s doom is sealed.”
There’s no network or platform attached to the series just yet, but Spotnitz and the rest of his producers will be shopping it around. Based on the long-standing interest in all things “Warhammer,” it’s likely that this series will get snatched up pretty quickly.
“We are delighted to collaborate with Games Workshop to develop the beloved visionary world of ‘Warhammer 40,000’ into a TV series,” said Spotnitz. “‘Warhammer 40,000’ is steeped in rich and complex lore, with a myriad of traditions and stories that have accumulated over time in this thrilling and complex world, making it one of the most exciting properties to adapt for television audiences and the franchise’s loyal global fanbase.”
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He continued, “There is nothing else like it on television, and we are incredibly excited to tap into our own experience creating imaginative, complex and compelling worlds to bring this incredible saga to the screen.”
Dan Abnett, the author behind the ‘Eisenhorn’ novels that the series will be based on, said, “Gregor Eisenhorn is a relentless force in the dark future of the ‘Warhammer’ universe: a destroyer of daemons and a purger of heretics, implacable, powerful and dedicated. But the appeal to me, from the moment I started writing him, was his complexity. He is not the simple, ruthless hero he appears to be. His battle with the Warp leads him into dark places and forces him to question his duty, his understanding of the Imperium, and his own identity. With Eisenhorn, it’s not just the adventures, and they are certainly vivid: it’s the journey he takes to the very limits of what he is and what it means to be loyal.”
Obviously, this project is still in its infancy, but with the streaming platforms fighting for every sort of fantasy TV series out there, we’re likely going to hear word on ‘Eisenhorn’s’ future very soon.