Len Wiseman confirms that the new television adaptation will be very different from the Comquero tone of the films of the Underworld of the Underworld

For years we have not hearding the lycans howl or see the blue flashes of the vampiric bullets, but Underworld He is about to return. Len Wiseman, creator of the iconic saga, officially confirmed it A television series based on universe is in development and, according to his words, “It’s fantastic”. Even if we have already known that there was an intention to transport Underworld On television, the lack of news suggests that the project had frozen. During the promotion of Dancer, Wiseman was finally sincere: “They always ask me and say:” I can’t talk about it right now. “You know what? Yes. We are doing a television series and it’s incredible.”

A new approach

The most interesting thing is that this series does not simply intend to copy the movie formula. Wiseman clarified in a previous interview that It will be a “big deviation” as regards the tone of the films. And he adds: “I don’t want to say that he is more adult, but he is certainly less comic in his tone and in his characters”. This allows us to glimpse a more sober approach, perhaps closer to the drama or classic Gothic horror, and less to the frenetic actions and visually recharged that characterized the original deliveries.

The project already has Two years of developmentWhich suggests that there is something solid in progress. Wiseman was directly involved and comments that after finishing his work DancerHe was able to dedicate more time to this return to the dark and rainy world of vampires and Lycan.

Of the saga of multi -format phenomenon of worship

From his debut in 2003, Underworld He won a very particular place in the hearts of fans of the genre. With its Gothic aesthetic, its oppressive atmosphere and its tradition full of millenary conspiracies and warsIt has become a franchise that, although it was not always appreciated by critics, maintained a faithful base of followers.

The protagonist, Selene (played by Kate Beckinsale)It is one of those figures that marked 2000: lethal, elegant and always wrapped in black leather, he embodied the imagination of the dark antiero with a story marked by treason, forbidden love and blood of the Corvinus family.

Wiseman not only directed the first two deliveries (Underworld y Underworld: Evolution), but continued involved as a producer and screenwriter in others, as Rise of the Lycans y Awakeningthe latter is the largest collection of the saga with more than 160 million dollars collected all over the world.

A new opportunity for the Gothic universe of Underworld

The return of Underworld Not only nostalgia arises, but it is interested in Supernatural fiction with the dark soul. In an era dominated by universes and shared universities, this series has the opportunity to stand out thanks to its unique aesthetic and original mythology. Len Wiseman has always defended that the universe of vampires and lycontropos could go far beyond cinemaAnd now, with greater narrative freedom and wider episodes, that vision can materialize without the limits of cinemas.

Furthermore, in a panorama where the powerful female characters continue to earn ground, Selene remains a gender referenceComparable to figures such as Ellen Ripley or Sarah Connor, but with their Gothic and tragic style. The series could explore other characters with that same force or even show the consequences of Selene’s decisions, thus expanding the legacy of one of the most iconic names of recent fantastic cinema.

A second life for a universe that still has a lot to count

The arrival of a series could be just what this franchise needed. The television format It allows more calmly to explore the forgotten corners of the Vampiro-Lycan conflictTo give depth to the secondary characters and develop political, family and supernatural plots that have just outlined in the cinema.

In addition, the door opens New characters and generationsTo reinterpret the eternal war under a new perspective and perhaps, if the fans are lucky, also to see a cameo of Beckinsale as a veteran and even more lethal selene.