wraggster
April 7th, 2014, 21:21
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/6f83971a8be30b4229561d9953f67b19/200011969/xbox-new-series-2014-04-07-01.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/07/microsoft-xbox-studios-six-series/)Though Microsoft has yet to produce any original TV programming, it has Netflix-like ambitions, according to a report (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-07/microsoft-goes-hollywood-in-amazon-like-programming-push.html) from Bloomberg. Xbox's TV studio, headed by ex-CBS exec Nancy Tellem (http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/18/microsoft-hires-former-cbs-executive-nancy-tellem/), now has at least six series in production and three in development. Those include a sketch show from JASH (founded by Sarah Silverman, Michael Sera and others), a Seth Green stop-animation series andHumans, based on a creepy Swedish thriller (http://io9.com/5875572/this-swedish-robot-tv-show-is-creepy-as-hell-nsfw/all) about replicant-like (http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/blade-runner-blu-ray-complete-edition-arriving-sans-workprint-di/) robots. Those go along with the previously announced Halo TV series (http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/21/microsoft-announces-halo-live-action-tv-series-created-by-343-an/) produced by Steven Spielberg, a Halo "digital feature (http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/03/ridley-scott-is-making-a-halo-digital-feature-project/)," soccer reality show Every Street United (http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/16/xbox-entertainment-studios-street-soccer/), and an Atari documentary (http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/19/et-documentary-xbox/). Xbox's new chief Phil Spencer said all shows will be selected to help draw users to the Xbox platform, and won't be approved unless there's a gaming or interactive angle. There are also a number of others under consideration, so hopefully the budget can stretch to a series with giant brawling robots (http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/04/titanfall-xbox-360-30-fps/).
Update: Microsoft has told us that the JASH sketch comedy show and Seth Green stop-animation projects are under under development, not in production. The post has been updated to reflect that. Check after the break for a complete list of announced projects.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/07/microsoft-xbox-studios-six-series/
Update: Microsoft has told us that the JASH sketch comedy show and Seth Green stop-animation projects are under under development, not in production. The post has been updated to reflect that. Check after the break for a complete list of announced projects.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/07/microsoft-xbox-studios-six-series/