'Life Is Strange' TV Series Adaptation Is Finally Happening

The series will be helmed by showrunner Charlie Covell.
Life Is Strange
A screenshot of 2015 episodic adventure game "Life Is Strange." Dontnod Entertainment / Square Enix / Screenshot taken from Steam

A TV series adaptation of "Life Is Strange" is officially in the works, according to an announcement by Amazon MGM Studios.

The announcement comes a decade after the release of the first "Life Is Strange" game, which saw critically acclaim.

'Life Is Strange' TV Series Adaptation

According to the announcement posted on X, Charlie Covell will be the series' creator and showrunner.

Square Enix, Story Kitchen, and LuckyChap have likewise been named as producers of the series. Square Enix is the publisher of the "Life Is Strange" video game.

As of press time, no information regarding the show's cast has been made.

'Life Is Strange' Video Game

Released in 2015, "Life Is Strange" is an episodic adventure game. The game is developed by Dontnod Entertainment and as mentioned earlier, published by Square Enix.

The game follows the story of 18-year-old Max Caulfield, a photography student who goes on to discover that she has the ability to rewind time. What this means is that the player's choices will have a butterfly effect on the story.

"Life Is Strange" is playable on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Google Stadia, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, and PC. It is the first game of the series of the same name.

If you have yet to play the game, here's the trailer to give you an idea of what it looks like and what it's about.

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