(Sept 12, 2018 / Los Angeles, USA)
CONTRADICTION FILMS and REMEDY ENTERTAINMENT are
developing a premium live-action television series based on Remedy’s award-winning video game ALAN
WAKE. Contradiction principals Tomas Harlan and Tim Carter will executive produce and have attached
Peter Calloway (CLOAK AND DAGGER, LEGION) as showrunning EP.
ALAN WAKE creator and writer Sam Lake will also executive produce and actively contribute to the
series’ development.
“The game was crafted to mirror the pacing of a TV show. It feels right to turn it into an actual show.
Tomas and Tim have been working to make this happen with endless passion, and I’m thrilled to have
Peter on board, he truly gets the vision of Alan Wake. We want to be faithful to the soul of the game,
while diving much deeper into this dark, crazy world.” said Sam Lake, Creative Director at Remedy
Entertainment.
Jon Jashni advised Contradiction and Remedy on the transaction and will executive produce through his
company Raintree Ventures.
Named by TIME magazine as the best video game of 2010, ALAN WAKE is a supernatural psychological
thriller set in the Pacific Northwest. The game was heralded for its story and innovative gameplay and
retains a large and fervent fan base.
“We identified ALAN WAKE as a possible adaptation years ago, based on our love of the game and the
story,” said Contradiction’s Harlan. “We went out of our way to find a writer who was not only a gamer
but shared our love for ALAN WAKE. Peter’s work on LEGION in particular will lend itself to adapting the
disorienting and disturbing world that Sam first brought to life in WAKE.”
For more information:
Tim Carter or Tomas Harlan at Contradiction Films.
Tim@contradictionfilms.com
Tomas@contradictionfilms.com
http://www.contradictionfilms.com/
About Remedy Entertainment:
Remedy Entertainment Plc. is a globally successful console and PC game company founded in 1995 and
based in Espoo, Finland. Remedy creates cinematic blockbuster action games that break media
boundaries and push the envelope of 3D character technology, storytelling and visual effects. For
further information: https://www.remedygames.com
About Contradiction Films:
Contradiction specializes in live-action adaptations of video games and the creation of game IP. ALAN
WAKE will be the latest in a series of adaptation projects by the company, following MORTAL KOMBAT:
LEGACY for Warner Brothers and two DEAD RISING features for Legendary Entertainment and Sony.
Contradiction principal Tim Carter wrote Square Enix’s 2012 release SLEEPING DOGS and continues to
work in game development. The company has five major game or game-related IP in development and is
dedicated to making video games the next great wave of creatively and commercially successful IP for
large and small screens alike.
About Raintree Ventures:
Raintree Ventures is a media investment and advisory fund operated by its principal Jon Jashni. The firm
is a strategic advisor to such entities as Morgan Stanley, Endeavor Content, Evolution Media, Bonfire
Game Studios, Mass Appeal, Prometheus Entertainment, Dragonfire Capital and Jaunt VR. Over the
course of Jashni's career he has been associated with the creation and monetization of content that has
generated over $6.7 billion in gross revenue.
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