Just in time for the US copyright on fritz langs metropolis to run out this December apple gearing up to produce the latest streaming series inspired by the original 1927 classic. Today Apple announced that it’s brought on Mr. Robot creator Sam Email to write direct executive producer and show run the latest metropolis show for apple TV plus as part of Email overall deal with universal content productions. Word of a new metropolis first broke back in 2016 when it was not yet obvious which network or streamer might want to move ahead with the edition.
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In lang’s original metropolis modified from author Thea von Harbor’s novel of the same name innovative and very much stratified megacity becomes the epicenter of a rebellion when freed the son of a wealthy capitalist, discovers the horrific truth about what it takes to keep the city running. Metropolis’ focus on the exploitation of the poor and working classes forced to risk their lives in order to sustain the city’s technological infrastructure was relevant when the movie first premiered back in the 20s and it’s easy to imagine a modern embodiment resonating with audiences today. What’s also easy to imagine though is apple being very meticulous about what sorts of stories about labor violations in tech it wants on its streaming display place.
