Apple Announces New 'Metropolis' Series From Sam Esmail

Apple has announced a series order for "Metropolis", the latest project from creator, producer, and director Sam Esmail ("Mr. Robot," "Homecoming," "Gaslit"), and produced by UCP.

"Metropolis" is a drama inspired by the Fritz Lang science fiction work of the same name. The series will be written and directed in its entirety by Esmail, who also serves as showrunner. It will be executive produced by Esmail via his overall deal with UCP, and Chad Hamilton. UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, serves as the studio.

Made in Germany during the Weimar period, Metropolis is set in a futuristic urban dystopia and follows the attempts of Freder, the wealthy son of the city master, and Maria, a saintly figure to the workers, to overcome the vast gulf separating the classes in their city and bring the workers together with Joh Fredersen, the city master. The film's message is encompassed in the final inter-title: "The Mediator Between the Head and the Hands Must Be the Heart". [W]


The copyright on Metropolis is set to expire the U.S. on December 31, 2022. In Germany and the EU, it continues until the end of 2046.

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