In March 2022, Amazon purchased MGM Studios for a staggering $8.5 billion, giving the global conglomerate access to the historic Hollywood studio’s treasure trove of intellectual property and successful franchises, including Stargate, Legally Blonde, Barbershop, The Magnificent Seven, and The Thomas Crown Affair.
Among those franchises was also Robocop, which was tapped for development into both a movie and a TV series in April 2023, with the TV series taking precedence. However, after the WGA and SAG strikes halted the development of countless productions throughout Hollywood, the future of the Robocop TV series was put into question for months.
