‘Robopocalypse’ TV Show in the Works With Ron Howard, Akiva Goldsman

Imagine Entertainment and Weed Road are developing a television series based on Daniel H. Wilson’s 2011 novel *Robopocalypse*. Ron Howard will direct the pilot, while Akiva Goldsman will write it and serve as showrunner; no network or streaming service is attached yet. The project revives a story that has been in development for years and speaks to current concerns about artificial intelligence.

The novel depicts humanity fighting robots controlled by a powerful AI after a near-annihilating attack. Steven Spielberg previously pursued a film adaptation, with Drew Goddard writing a draft and Anne Hathaway and Chris Hemsworth attached, but that version was postponed indefinitely; a later attempt with Michael Bay also did not proceed. Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment will executive produce the series, and Howard and Goldsman bring a long history of collaboration, including on *A Beautiful Mind*.