A "Mass Effect" TV series is officially in development at Amazon MGM Studios, Variety has learned exclusively.

Word comes to us through an exclusive scoop from Variety (thanks, IGN). The outlet reports that EA's Michael Gamble, the director of the next Mass Effect game, has signed on as an executive producer, along with Karim Zreik and Ari Arad. Plot details are currently being kept under tight lock and key.

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Mass Effect, the military sci-fi media franchise that BioWare launched in November 2007 with its titular and critically acclaimed action RPG before releasing several sequels, including Mass Effect 2,

Mass Effect's rumored TV show is in development at Amazon, with Fast & Furious 9's Daniel Casey set to write and executive produce.

Amazon MGM Studios is officially developing a Mass Effect TV series, Variety has reported, marking a major step forward for the popular video game franchise.