# Steven Spielberg’s Abandoned Sci-Fi Movie Is Officially Being Revived as a TV Series

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/steven-spielbergs-abandoned-sci-fi-movie-is-officially-being-revived-as-a-tv-series/
- Published: 2026-11-04T16:23:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T07:53:02+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/robopocalypse-tv-series-steven-spielberg-ron-howard/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film, TV

## Key points

- Spielberg’s abandoned film project is returning as a TV series.
- Ron Howard will direct the pilot.
- The story centres on AI turning technology against humanity.

## Summary

Steven Spielberg’s long-stalled adaptation of *Robopocalypse* is being revived as a television series, with Ron Howard set to direct the pilot and Akiva Goldsman writing and serving as showrunner. The project brings a science-fiction story about technology turning against humanity to television, with Howard saying its themes feel increasingly relevant.

The series is based on Daniel H. Wilson’s 2011 novel, in which a powerful artificial intelligence called Archos leads technology to turn on its human creators. Spielberg had planned a film, with Drew Goddard writing and Chris Hemsworth and Anne Hathaway attached at different stages, but put it on hold in 2013 because of its anticipated cost. A later version involving Michael Bay also did not proceed; the new series is in development with Imagine Entertainment, Weed Road and Amblin Entertainment involved.

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