Prime Video’s Video Game Anthology ‘Secret Level’ Is an Uninspired Snooze: TV Review

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Aramide Tinubu From HBO’s “The Last of Us” to Prime Video‘s “Fallout,” networks and streamers have been on a run of successfully adapting video games into television series.

With its latest adult-animated series, “Secret Level,” created by “Deadpool” director Tim Miller, Prime Video offers gamers and novices a new way to experience some notable gaming properties.

The 15-episode anthology gives audiences a short snippet into several beloved franchises, including “Pac-Man” and the fantasy role-playing game “Dungeons & Dragons.” But despite the vastly different titles, its monotonous storytelling will do little to entice hardcore fans or viewers who know little about the various universes.

The framework of “Secret Level” is certainly interesting. Miller and game publishers dive into 15 different brands, including PlayStation’s now-canceled “Concord,” Capcom’s “Mega Man” and Amazon Games’ “New World: Aeternum” (the last of which is one of the best of the mediocre bunch).