Legendary Entertainment announced it is developing a Pacific Rim origin series from Shadow and Bone creator Eric Heisserer.

An image from Pacific Rim (2013), Universal Pictures

A report from Variety details that Legendary Entertainment signed a first-look deal with Heisserer and his Chronology company that he recently created with Shadow and Bone producer Carmen Lewis.

Legendary Television President Jason Clodfelter commented, “Eric is a multitalented, prolific creator whose track record of critical and commercial successes speaks for itself. We are thrilled to launch our partnership with Eric, Chronology, and Carmen, with a new entry in the epic, globally popular Pacific Rim universe.”

An image from Pacific Rim (2013), Universal Pictures

Pacific Rim hit theaters back in 2013. It grossed $101.8 million domestically and $309.2 million internationally for a global gross of $411 million. The film was directed by Guillermo del Toro and saw various countries across the globe create giant robots called Jaegers in order to combat the threat of an invading alien force that was sending giant Kaiju through a dimensional portal to conquer Earth.

The film starred Charlie Hunnam as Raleigh Becket as he teamed up with Rinko Kikuchi’s Mako Mori under the leadership of Idris Elba’s Stacker Pentecost. Alongside Max Martini’s Herc Hansen and Robert Kazinsky’s Chuck Hanson they pilot Gipsy Danger and the Striker Eureka Jaegers against various Kaijus before they launch an offensive attack on the dimensional portal with a nuclear weapon.

Idris Elba as Stacker Pentecost in Pacific Rim (2013), Universal Pictures

The first film found a cult following among giant robot and kaiju fans and spawned a sequel with Pacific Rim: Uprising that debuted in 2018. However, the film fared far worse than the original at the box office. It only grossed $59.8 million domestically and $231 million internationally for a global total of $290.9 million.

The film was directed by Steven S. DeKnight and starred John Boyega as Jake Pentecost, Scott Eastwood as Nate Lambert, and Cailee Spaeny as Amara Namani.

Most recently the franchise found a home on Netflix with the animated series Pacific Rim: The Black. It aired for two seasons in 2021 and 2022.

An image from Pacific Rim: The Black (2021), Netflix

It’ll be interesting to see where this show will find a home. The original two films were distributed by Peacock owner Universal Pictures. Obviously, the animated show was broadcast on Netflix.

Legendary aired its Godzilla spin-off series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters on Apple TV+. The company’s Dune: Prophecy spin-off series will premiere in HBO this November.

An image from Pacific Rim: The Black (2021), Netflix

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