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Twisted Metal (2023)

Based on the PlayStation franchise of the same name, Twisted Metal heads to the small screen as a live-action series. Sony Pictures Television and PlayStation Productions partnered to develop the show, with the series based on a story by Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick.

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Twisted Metal
TV-MA
Action

Seasons
1
Release Date
July 27, 2023
Cast
Anthony Mackie , Stephanie Beatriz , Joe Seanoa , Will Arnett , Thomas Haden Church
Creator(s)
Rhett Reese , Paul Wernick , Michael Jonathan Smith
Writers
Rhett Reese , Michael Jonathan Smith , Paul Wernick
Streaming Service(s)
Peacock
Franchise(s)
Twisted Metal

Summary

Based on the PlayStation franchise of the same name, Twisted Metal is being adapted into a live-action series. The new series is being developed by Sony Pictures Television and PlayStation Productions, with the series based on a story by Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. Twisted Metal will be written and executive produced by Michael Jonathan Smith and will follow a fast-talking outsider tasked with delivering a package in a post-apocalyptic country with the help of a gun-loving thief. The series is still in development and does not have a distributor or release date. Stay tuned. Poster is for 1995 video game.

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