ROBOCOP Prequel TV Series In The Works About The Movie's Villain Dick Jones

RoboCop is an iconic franchise, and while it's been a while since we've had a solid update on the RoboCop Returns movie, a prequel TV series is now in the works focusing on the villainous Dick Jones...

By JoshWilding - Sep 09, 2020 11:09 AM EST

Filed Under: Robocop

The RoboCop franchise cannot be stopped, and the character has now appeared in everything from movies to TV shows, cartoons, video games, and comic books. RoboCop Returns is believed to still be in the works, and that will be based on the original screenplay penned by Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner, serving as a sequel to the original film.

Neill Blomkamp is no longer attached to direct, so we don't really know what the plan is now, though Australian director Abe Forsythe is believed to be hard at work on the script alongside Neumeier (incorporating a combination of ideas, including some of Blomkamp's).

Moviefone recently caught up with Neumeier, and the writer revealed that a prequel TV series is now in the works which will follow RoboCop villain Dick Jones and the rise of Omni Consumer Products.

"I’m working at MGM on it," he confirmed when asked where things stand with the project. "It has all the cool stuff about RoboCop except no RoboCop. I’m working with these two writers, Dave Parkin and Rob Gibbs, who bought this idea to a TV producer friend of mine, who then brought it to me."

"With any luck, if MGM is willing, if we can find the partners, if we can get this pilot made, if we can convince a bunch of people – it’s amazing how many people you have to convince – if that all works out maybe we’ll get a TV show up," Neumeier continued.

A RoboCop TV series minus RoboCop is certainly a unique approach, but there may be some potential here for a fun show. Clearly, it's still very early days, and it's not officially happening just yet, but it would be pretty cool if this and that planned sequel somehow tied together to create a "shared universe" of sorts.

What do you guys think of these plans?

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117 Comments

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HeeroG - 9/9/2020, 11:32 AM

Just...why?

WruceBayne - 9/9/2020, 12:02 PM

@HeeroG - who greenlit this?

JizzerTron - 9/9/2020, 12:16 PM

@WruceBayne - This sounds like a Netflix show. They greenlight everything.

https://southpark.cc.com/clips/birfp7/youre-green-lit

JohnPain - 9/9/2020, 12:43 PM

@WruceBayne -

It hasn't been greenlit.

"With any luck, if MGM is willing, if we can find the partners, if we can get this pilot made, if we can convince a bunch of people ..."

WruceBayne - 9/9/2020, 1:11 PM

@JohnPain - looks like I jump the gun on this one. But still, why is this even a conversation between individuals? Who said “I wonder what the old guy from Robocop was doing before he was a villain”?

Darkknight2149 - 9/9/2020, 2:18 PM

@HeeroG -
BECAUSE DICK JONES RUNS THE COPS!!!!

inkniron - 9/9/2020, 11:32 AM

This is the absolute embodiment of unnecessary.

THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 9/9/2020, 11:33 AM

Also, wtf?

Chewtoy - 9/9/2020, 11:33 AM

"It has all the cool stuff about RoboCop except no RoboCop."

I think I might see the problem here...

Reeds2Much - 9/9/2020, 11:38 AM

@Chewtoy - "It has all the cool stuff about relationships, except no sex!"

NodrickStripson - 9/9/2020, 11:35 AM

Total waste of time, money and energy.

DoubleD - 9/9/2020, 11:35 AM

GhostDog - 9/9/2020, 11:37 AM

bobevanz - 9/9/2020, 11:40 AM

I will not buy that for a dollar!

dracula - 9/9/2020, 11:41 AM

Who wants a robocop show without robocop

tb86 - 9/9/2020, 11:43 AM

@dracula - Exactly. I like Robocop but not so sure if I'm that interested in this. Even if it turns out to be really good.

DoubleD - 9/9/2020, 11:41 AM

Time for the Junkyard for RobCop

TheWalkingCuban - 9/9/2020, 11:43 AM

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