Summary
Video games have become Hollywood’s new source of IP thanks to the success of series likeThe Last of Us, Secret Level,andFallout. That trend isn’t slowing down, as 2024’sPacific Driveis the next video game lined up for an adaptation.
Pacific Drivewas released in February and debuted to positive reviews, earning 79 on Metacritic. The game was developed by Ironwood Studios in its debut release and published by Kepler Interactive.Pacific Driveis described as a supernatural survival driving game set in a retro-punk version of the Pacific Northwest. InPacific Drive, the player’s station wagon is their only lifeline, and they must scavenge resources on their travels to survive the dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone. The game was recently recognized as aBest Debut Indie nomineeat the 2024 Game Awards.
Pacific Drive TV Adaptation Is In Development
NowPacific Driveis set to live on in another medium withVarietyrevealing that James Wan’s company Atomic Monster has acquired the rights to turn the game into a television series. Atomic Monster’s Michael Clear and Rob Hackett, and The Menagerie Productions’ Jeff Ludwig are set as executive producers. Atomic Monster is best known for producing horror works likeMalignantandM3GAN, but it also had a hand in bringing to life the 2021Mortal Kombatfilm adaptationalong with its upcoming sequel, which Wan is also a producer on. On the TV side, the company helped produceSwamp Thing, Archive 81,andTeacup.
Ironwood Studios celebrated the TV adaptation news on its social channels saying “We’re happy to announce that we’re working with Atomic Monster and James Wan to develop a new tv show based onPacific Drive!The positive reception to this news has been incredible, thank you all so much - we’re so excited to see what happens.” The project is still in early development and as such neither a writing team nor network or streamer have been announced yet.Pacific Driveis a first-person player-driven game, so it will likely need to create a new set of characters to drive its story, similar to whatFive Nights at Freddy’sdid in its film adaptation.
Pacific Drive Is The Latest In a Wave of Video Game Adaptations
Pacific Driveis just one of a few newvideo game adaptations in the worksthat have been announced recently. In just the last couple of months, Henry Cavill’sWarhammer 40,000adaptation got the green light for a TV series on Prime Video, a movie adaptation ofHello Neighborwas confirmed, and Lionsgate revealed it was moving forward on anadaptation of the iconic horror gameOutlast. When thePacific Driveadaptation does eventually hit screens it will have plenty of company in the video game adaptation landscape.
Pacific Drive
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Pacific Drive is a first-person driving survival game with your car as your only companion. Navigate a surreal reimagining of the Pacific Northwest, and face supernatural dangers as you venture into the Olympic Exclusion Zone. Each excursion into the wilderness brings unique and strange challenges as you restore and upgrade your car from an abandoned garage that acts as your home base. Gather precious resources and investigate what’s been left behind in the Zone; unravel a long-forgotten mystery while learning exactly what it takes to survive in this unpredictable, hostile environment.DRIVE TO SURVIVEIt’s you and your station wagon against an unforgiving, vicious world. It’ll take more than a fresh set of tires to keep you alive, on and off the road. Your faithful wagon can be upgraded and reinforced to protect you, but the car is going to take a beating. Keep your gas tank filled and your panels intact to withstand the radiation permeating the Zone. You’ll be pushed to your limit - making repairs on the fly, scavenging materials wherever you’re able to, and adapting your rolling fortress to tackle the many life-threatening dangers that lurk in the shadows.
