{"id":1544527,"date":"2026-04-04T18:10:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T18:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wvxcxFwq5JZtJxjVHeNcyK"},"modified":"2026-04-04T18:10:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T18:10:04","slug":"amazon-tv-head-allegedly-orders-mass-effect-show-rewrite-to-make-it-more-appealing-to-non-gamers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/amazon-tv-head-allegedly-orders-mass-effect-show-rewrite-to-make-it-more-appealing-to-non-gamers\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon TV head allegedly orders Mass Effect show rewrite to make it &#8216;more appealing to non-gamers&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>I don&#8217;t envy any showrunners currently working on a videogame adaptation, which have been the new hotness since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/movies-tv\/amazon-says-its-fallout-series-has-now-been-watched-by-100-million-people-with-season-two-now-joining-season-one-as-two-of-our-top-four-biggest-seasons-weve-ever-launched\/\">Fallout<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-last-of-us-tv-show-is-a-massive-critical-hit\/\">The Last of Us<\/a> hit the big time. On one side, you&#8217;ve got the general TV audience who may be skeptical of what videogames can bring to the table, and on the other, you&#8217;ve got hordes of fans with an axe to grind for anyone who mucks up a take on that thing they love a little too much. In other words, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/mass-effect-tv-show-cast-release-rumors\/\">Mass Effect show<\/a> was always gonna have an uphill battle\u2014and a new report alleges a rewrite has been ordered already.<\/p>\n<p>The report from <a href=\"https:\/\/theankler.com\/p\/why-is-peter-friedlander-taking-so\" target=\"_blank\">The Ankler<\/a> (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/mass-effect-prime-video-series-amazon-tv-boss-reportedly-requested-rewrites-to-make-it-more-appealing-to-non-gamers\" target=\"_blank\">IGN<\/a>) states that Amazon MGM Studios&#8217; head of global TV Peter Friedlander is reviewing various scripts for in-development shows, including Mass Effect, which is &#8220;on the verge&#8221; of a series order. Friedlander has reportedly requested that the show be rewritten to be &#8220;more appealing to non-gamers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While the phrase &#8220;appealing to non-gamers&#8221; isn&#8217;t going to flatter a lot of gamers (who, one assumes, are more excited for this show than anybody), I can&#8217;t help but think of how The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/movies-tv\/super-mario-galaxy-movie-reviews-are-in-and-surprise-its-execrable-churn\/\">currently getting drawn and quartered<\/a> for basically being a YouTube Shorts-esque parade of incoherent references. Maybe this rewrite will help Mass Effect avoid that sort of pitfall? A wink and a nod every now and then can be fun, but when a TV show is <em>too<\/em> reverent to the source material, it makes me wonder why I&#8217;m not just playing the game instead.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, there have been plenty of adaptations that seem embarrassed to be based on a videogame, or fail to fill the void in these stories left by a lack of interactivity. You might remember that the Halo TV show had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-halo-tv-series-has-absolutely-no-vibes\/\">&#8220;absolutely no vibes,&#8221;<\/a> as former PC Gamer features producer Natalie Clayton put it. The bar for quality for these adaptations has certainly gone up over time, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-new-tomb-raider-movie-isnt-bad-but-it-would-be-a-lot-more-fun-if-it-was\/\">bad and funny is usually preferable to okay and boring<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If this kills all your hype for the nascent show, at least you&#8217;ve still got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/mass-effect-next-release-date-what-we-know\/\">the next Mass Effect game<\/a> to look forward to\u2014though the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/ea-strikes-a-usd55-billion-deal-to-go-private-in-a-saudi-backed-buyout-just-a-week-before-the-launch-of-battlefield-6\/\">Saudi-backed buyout<\/a> of EA reportedly had the team at Bioware <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/biowares-just-waiting-for-the-axe-to-fall-after-eas-usd55-billion-buyout-say-anonymous-staff\/\">wondering how long they had left<\/a>, and that&#8217;s after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/bioware-veterans-confirm-they-were-laid-off-by-ea-including-senior-dragon-age-and-mass-effect-devs\/\">a brutal wave of layoffs<\/a> carved out a number of the studio&#8217;s veterans earlier in 2025. <\/p>\n<p>You might find more cause for hope in the realm of off-brand Mass Effectlings: CRPG sicko studio Owlcat has a very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/the-companions-in-owlcats-new-mass-effect-inspired-rpg-stand-ready-to-have-heart-to-heart-chats-drag-you-into-their-sidequests-and-blow-a-lot-of-stuff-up\/\">Mass Effect-y Expanse game<\/a> coming next year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/exodus-the-new-game-being-led-by-bioware-veteran-james-ohlen-finally-reveals-some-gameplay-and-boy-it-sure-looks-like-mass-effect\/\">Exodus is also set to launch in 2027<\/a> and has a lot of former BioWare talent, while even Star Wars Zero Company has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/strategy\/star-wars-zero-company-is-more-than-just-star-wars-xcom-it-feels-like-mass-effect-but-with-turn-based-tactics-and-permadeath\/\">strong BioWare inflection to its pacing and squad interactions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"355dd380-b221-4f75-a806-55bbb7c815c3\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:661px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:98.94%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"6offQUY4CXebir2TC27dMd\" name=\"kingdom come 2 square\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/amazon-tv-head-allegedly-orders-mass-effect-show-rewrite-to-make-it-more-appealing-to-non-gamers.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"654\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-pc-games-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"355dd380-b221-4f75-a806-55bbb7c815c3\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2026 games<\/strong><\/a>: All the upcoming games<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/movies-tv\/amazon-tv-head-allegedly-orders-mass-effect-show-rewrite-to-make-it-more-appealing-to-non-gamers\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t envy any showrunners currently working on a videogame adaptation, which have been the new hotness since Fallout and The Last of Us hit the big time. On one side, you&#8217;ve got the general TV audience who may be skeptical of what videogames can bring to the table, and on the other, you&#8217;ve got hordes of fans with an axe to grind for anyone who mucks up a take on that thing they love a little too much. In other words, the Mass Effect show was always gonna have an uphill battle\u2014and a new report alleges a rewrite has been ordered already. The report from The Ankler (via IGN) states that Amazon MGM Studios&#8217; head of global TV Peter Friedlander is reviewing various scripts&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/amazon-tv-head-allegedly-orders-mass-effect-show-rewrite-to-make-it-more-appealing-to-non-gamers\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1544528,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[10711],"class_list":["post-1544527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-movies-tv"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Amazon TV head allegedly orders Mass Effect show rewrite to make it &#039;more appealing to non-gamers&#039; | Arcader 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