Amazon Prime Video's adaptation of Mass Effect is moving forward, with one of the writers of Star Trek Beyond attached as showrunner. Amazon MGM Studios acquired the rights to the sci-fi video game franchise from EA back in 2021, and it has since been one of the numerous sci-fi/fantasy shows stuck in development limbo. The Mass Effect series added F9: The Fast Saga writer Daniel Casey to pen the script back in late 2024, and the addition of a showrunner is a drastic step forward.
Deadline revealed that screenwriter Doug Jung, whose writing credits include Star Trek Beyond , Mindhunter , and who recently produced Apple TV+'s upcoming historical epic, Chief of War , is signed on for the Mass Effect show . Although the series may be years away, the article also no