Simply over a 12 months in the past, Amazon MGM and Sq. Enix introduced {that a} TV series based on the first Life Is Strange recreation had been greenlit. Now we have gotten a handful of casting bulletins and updates within the months since, whereas a launch window stays elusive. Now it has been revealed that the difference has reached a serious milestone: filming has wrapped.
The information got here from the present’s cinematographer, Vincent De Paula, in a publish on Instagram. “WRAPPED!!” is emblazoned over a collage of photographs styled to appear to be Polaroids that present snippets of manufacturing alongside a photograph of the 2 leads and previous key artwork from the sport itself. The caption for the publish learn, “Cannot wait to point out you what we did.”
Coincidentally, the announcement that the present had wrapped filming occurred throughout the identical week that the sport takes place, from Oct. 7–11.
Amazon’s Life Is Unusual sequence will probably be written by Charlie Covell (The Finish of the F***ing World), who can even function govt producer and showrunner. Maisy Stella (My Outdated Ass) and Tatum Grace Hopkins will star as Chloe and Max, the present’s main duo, respectively. The supporting solid contains Tom Cullen, Leisha Hailey, Raúl Castillo, Owen Teague, Billy Barratt, Emily Carey, Esther McGregor, Faly Rakotohavana, and Mia Isaac. Karyn Kusama (Jennifer’s Physique, Yellowjackets) will function director for the primary two episodes of the sequence. A full episode depend and launch window have but to be introduced.
What is the state of the Life Is Unusual video games proper now?
This 12 months noticed the discharge of Life Is Strange: Reunion. The sport served as a sequel to each 2024’s Double Publicity and the 2015 unique, reuniting Max and Chloe. The sport was billed because the finale for the story of Max and Chloe, and tried to rectify points the fanbase had with how the pair’s relationship was dealt with in Double Exposure. Finally, the sport had combined critiques. Some critics bemoaned the just about fan-fiction-like tone of the story’s push to make the whole lot work out for Max and Chloe, whereas others felt it was the sendoff the pair deserved.
Whereas Reunion is certainly the tip of Max and Chloe’s story within the video games, it’s much less clear if it additionally serves as the tip of the sequence as an entire. Sq. Enix did reveal that Reunion exceeded the company’s sales expectations, although that was admittedly as a result of expectations had been so low following the poor efficiency of Double Publicity. Nothing new has been introduced but and followers are presently left questioning if Sq. Enix will see potential in Life Is Unusual going ahead. Maybe the TV sequence will reignite curiosity within the franchise.