Prime Video is making a strong bet on science fiction with The Captive's War, the new series created by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, authors of the literary saga The Expanse. The story presents a humanity subjugated by an alien race and its struggle to survive. With showrunner Naren Shankar and much of the original creative team, the series promises prestige drama with complex narrative and a detailed world.
From literary trilogy to screen: a more condensed adaptation process 🎬
Unlike the extensive universe of The Expanse, this new story is based on a book trilogy, which means a more limited source material. This format could facilitate a more faithful and complete television adaptation, allowing the creative team to plan story arcs with greater precision from the start. Previous experience in building believable worlds will be key to translating this new dystopia.
Conquered humanity, but with better internet connection than us 😅
It's funny to think that, in a future where an alien race has dominated us, the characters will probably have high-definition holograms and instant communicators that work perfectly. Meanwhile, we're still fighting with the buffer of a 4K quality stream. Perhaps the real alien conquest has already happened, and it's the routers that control us.