Wednesday 18 July 2018

"Tales From the Loop" TV series coming to Amazon

I just had to share this press release from Free League Publishing. Tales from the Loop is one of my top RPGs and to find out that it's going to come to life is simply amazing.

"Tales From the Loop" TV series based on the art of Simon Stålenhag coming to Amazon

Free League Publishing - Jul 18, 2018 12:05 BST


The retrofutristic art book and tabletop RPG ”Tales from the loop” will become a TV series. Amazon Studios is developing the show, which is based on the internationally acclaimed artist and author Simon Stålenhag's art. Stålenhag's paintings blend elements of futuristic science fiction with images of rural life in Sweden. Free League Publishing is the publisher of the art book and of the award-winning “Tales from the Loop” tabletop RPG, based on Simon Stålenhag's universe.

“Simon Stålenhag's paintings are renowned for their vision of a not-too-distant, futuristic landscape. We are looking forward to bringing that to life and sharing it with our Prime Video audience,” said Albert Cheng, co-head of television at Amazon Studios.

The retrofutristic “Tales From the Loop” explores the town of people who live above "The Loop," a machine built to unlock and explore the mysteries of the universe, making things possible that were previously relegated to science fiction. In the fantastical, mysterious town, poignant human tales are told that bare universal emotional experiences while drawing on the intrigue of storytelling.

Amazon's eight-episode drama is based on Simon Stålenhag's art is a co-production between Fox 21 TV Studios and Amazon Studios. The series will debut globally on Amazon in more than 200 countries and territories. Legion's Nathaniel Halpern will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Mark Romanek (Never Let Me Go) will direct the pilot and exec produce alongside Halpern. Matt Reeves (Netflix's space drama Away, Felicity) will exec produce via his Sixth & Idaho banner alongside Adam Kassan and Rafi Crohn, who is working with Reeves on Fox drama The Passage, also will exec produce.

Swedish production and management company Indio, founded by Mattias Montero and Johan Lindström, also will exec produce the project, which is its first U.S. foray. The company's Samantha Taylor Pickett also exec produces.

Quotes about Tales from the Loop

“Incredible paintings of sci-fi suburbia will make you wish you were Swedish” ~ THE VERGE (art book)

“RPG Tales from the Loop lets you channel Stranger Things and ET” ~THE VERGE (tabletop RPG)

“Tales From The Loop could very well be the RPG phenomenon of 2017.” ~Geek & Sundry (tabletop RPG)

TALES FROM THE LOOP- ROLEPLAYING IN THE '80s THAT NEVER WAS

[The Tabletop RPG was Awarded five Gold ENnies - among them Best Game and Product of the Year 2017 ]

In 1954, the Swedish government ordered the construction of the world’s largest particle accelerator. The facility was complete in 1969, located deep below the pastoral countryside of Mälaröarna. The local population called this marvel of technology The Loop.

Step into the amazing world of the Loop, encounter the mysteries that evolve around strange machines and weird creatures that have come to haunt the countryside after the Loop was built. Escape your everyday problems and be part of something meaningful and magical – but also dangerous.

Acclaimed scifi artist Simon Stålenhag’s paintings of Swedish 1980s suburbia, populated by fantastic machines and strange beasts, have spread like wildfire worldwide. Stålenhag’s portrayal of a childhood against a backdrop of old Volvo cars and coveralls, combined with strange and mystical machines, creates a unique atmosphere that is both instantly recognizable and utterly alien.

ABOUT SIMON STÅLENHAG

The acclaimed artist, concept designer and author of Tales from the Loop (2014) and Things from the Flood (2016) published by Free League. Simon Stålenhag (b. 1984) is best known for his highly imaginative images and stories portraying illusive sci-fi phenomena in mundane, hyper-realistic Scandinavian landscapes. Tales from the Loop was ranked by The Guardian as one of the ‘10 Best Dystopias’, in company with works such as Franz Kafka’s The Trial and Andrew Niccol’s Gattaca. Not only have Stålenhag’s unique and cinematic images earned him a worldwide fan base, but have also made him a go-to storyteller, concept artist and illustrator for both the film and computer gaming industry. Simon Stålenhag’s work can be seen in films such as Searching for Sugarman (2012), directed by Malik Bendjeloull, and in games such as Ripple Dot Zero (2013).

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