Pacific Rim prequel TV show in the works from Netflix's Shadow and Bone showrunner

Aug. 20, 2024



Pacific Rim is getting a small-screen origin story

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A new Pacific Rim prequel series is in the works,Varietyreports. Eric Heisserer will develop the show for Legendary Television, the studio behind the upcoming Bene Gesserit-centered Dune prequel series Dune: Prophecy.

The plot of the prequel series is still under wraps, than the fact that its an “origin story”. That means we can probably expect the show to follow the rise of the Kaiju and what happened when they first appeared through an interdimensional portal in the Pacific Ocean.

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