Robopocalypse TV Series in Development With Ron Howard

Imagine Entertainment and Weed Road are developing a television series based on Daniel H. Wilson’s 2011 science-fiction novel Robopocalypse, with Ron Howard set to direct the pilot and Akiva Goldsman writing and serving as showrunner. Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment is attached to executive produce the project. The series has no network or streaming service attached, according to the reports, so it remains in development without an announced outlet. The novel depicts a near-future conflict in which robots turn against humanity, nearly wiping out the human population before survivors regroup to fight back. The story is framed as a large-scale account of the conflict and the people caught up in it. Howard said the story’s themes and its focus on humanity drew him to the project. He also welcomed reuniting with Goldsman, with whom he has worked on earlier film projects. His remarks describe his reasons for joining the series, rather than establish when production will begin. The development brings the novel back to the screen in a different format after a feature-film adaptation failed to move forward. Spielberg had been attached to direct the movie, and a screenplay was...