Judge Dredd headed for TV

Television is set for a dose of street justice, with IMG Global and games firm Rebellion taking comic character Judge Dredd into development on a new action drama.

The companies are planning a drama series based on the British 2000AD comic book, which is turning 40 this year.

Judge Dredd: Mega-City One will be an ensemble drama following a team of Judges (futuristic cops that act has judge, jury and executioner) in a giant East Coast US metropolis in the 22^nd century.

IM Global Television president Mark Stern, CEO Stuart Ford, and Jason and Chris Kingsley, who were behind the 2012 film Dredd, are executive producers. IM Global was a co-financier of the movie.

“This is one of those seminal sci-fi properties that seems to only become more relevant with age,” said Stern. “Not only is it a rich world with biting social commentary, but it’s also fun as hell.”

John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra created Judge Dredd in 1977 as part of the sci-fi-focused 2000AD.