Published Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT
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It’s become quite the thing to take iconic properties and convert them into television. A great example of this would be Apple TV’s current smash hit, Cape Fear. You take a title that was well known once but has perhaps fallen by the wayside and give it a fresh coat of paint and stretch it out over 8-10 episodes. Sometimes, things fall through before they make it to our streaming services; earlier this year, Prime Video announced it would no longer be moving forward with its planned Stargate reboot series. However, now it appears that the streamer has already found the perfect replacement, as one of the best ideas we’ve heard in a while just got greenlit.
Dead or alive, he’s coming to television. Nearly 40 years after Paul Verhoeven‘s groundbreaking sci-fi classic first introduced audiences to Alex Murphy, RoboCop is officially returning in live-action. The iconic franchise has spawned sequels, cartoons, comics and video games over the decades, but now it’s heading to the small screen in what could be its biggest expansion in years. Prime Video has officially ordered an eight-episode television series from Blumhouse Atomic Monster.
The series comes from Peter Ocko (Lodge 49, Pushing Daisies), who will serve as writer, showrunner and executive producer. James Wan, Michael Clear and Rob Hackett will executive produce through Blumhouse Atomic Monster, alongside Ed Neumeier, co-creator and co-writer of the original 1987 film.
Your answers point to the iconic sci-fi hero who shares your instincts, your values, and your particular way of facing the impossible.
You carry a weight most people would crumble under — the knowledge of what you’re capable of, and the burden of what you might have to become.
You lead with instinct, warmth, and an absolute refusal to accept a no-win scenario — because you’ve always believed there’s a third option nobody else has thought of yet.
You are the kind of person who holds the line when everyone else is losing faith — not because you’re fearless, but because giving up simply isn’t something you’re capable of.
You are not reckless, not grandiose, and not particularly interested in being anyone’s hero — you just refuse to stop when it matters.
You have been through fire that would break most people — and what came out the other side is something the world underestimates at its peril.
The official synopsis reads: “A giant tech conglomerate convinces the city to place a powerful robot on its police force – a robot implanted with the consciousness of a beloved, fallen officer.” Wan said bringing RoboCop to television has been a long-held ambition.
“I’ve been a massive fan of RoboCop forever, so getting to help bring this world to television is a dream. What Paul Verhoeven created in 1987 was decades ahead of its time, and its questions about technology, identity, and who corporations really serve have only grown more urgent. With Peter’s distinctive vision and bold approach to storytelling, and alongside Ed and our partners at Amazon MGM Studios, we’re working to honor what made the original iconic and highlight its relevancy in this modern, tech-driven world, while building something unmistakably new for a global audience.”
Peter Friedlander, Head of Global Television at Amazon MGM Studios, added that Ocko’s take “honors the soul of what made the original so enduring while building something entirely fresh and urgent for today.”
The RoboCop series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories. A release date has not yet been announced.