Apple’s working on a new Metropolis series from Sam Esmail

UFA

Apple is working on a new streaming series that is inspired by the original 1927 classic, just in time for the US copyright on it to expire this December.

Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail will write, direct, executive produce, and showrun a new show for Apple TV as part of his overall deal with Universal Content. It was not yet clear which network or streamer would want to adapt the show.

Thea von Harbou's novel of the same name was adapted into Lang's original Metropolis. The exploitation of the poor and working classes forced to risk their lives in order to maintain the city's technological infrastructure was relevant when the movie first aired. It's easy to imagine that Apple is very particular about what stories it wants on its streaming platform.