Legendary is bringing back Pacific Rim in the form of a new series that aims to explore the kaiju franchise’s origins. First details about the prequel series come from Variety , which reports that the show is officially in development as part of a new first-look deal with Arrival and Bird Box writer Eric Heisserer. The site says the collaboration between Legendary and Heisserer will see them working together to create “IP-driven and related projects.
” It’s a deal that starts with the Pacific Rim origin story, with future projects yet to be announced. Heisserer is best known for his work on Arrival but has touched a wide range of projects across movies and TV for the last 15 years. He is credited as a writer on the The Thing prequel from 2011 and also helped write the screenplay for David F.
Sandberg’s 2016 breakout horror movie, Lights Out. In the television department, Heisserer is known as the creator of Netflix’s Shadow and Bone. He’ll work on the Pacific Rim origin story show under his Chronology production company banner along with collaborator Carmen Lewis.
“Eric is a multitalented, prolific creator whose track record of critical and commercial successes speaks for itself,” Legendary Television president Jason Clodfelter said. “We are thrilled to launch our partnership with Eric, Chronology, and Carmen, with a new entry in the epic, globally popular Pacific Rim universe. We are certain their vision will make for an enthralling expansion to Legendary�.