‘Warhammer 40,000’ TV Series With Henry Cavill In Development At Amazon Under Deal With Games Workshop

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Exactly two years after Amazon MGM Studios acquired global rights to the Warhammer 40,000 game from Games Workshop for Henry Cavill to star in and executive produce a cinematic universe, there has been movement on the project.

The first piece of the potential franchise, a TV series, is now officially in development at the studio. According to sources, a mini-room was assembled to hone in on a creative direction for the Warhammer universe.

Based on the material produced by the writers, a decision was made to proceed with the development of a TV series as the first project, sources said.

No showrunner has been locked in yet, with a deal being, ahem, hammered out. The timing is not a coincidence. In its annual financial report filed in July, Games Workshop noted that the company and Amazon had until December 2024 to mutually agree on “creative guidelines for the films and television series to be developed by Amazon” for the streamer to retain the rights, originally acquired in December 2022 and extended for another 12 months a year later.