Prime Video has officially greenlit a new video game live-action adaptation, which will come off as the perfect follow-up to a canceled Netflix TV show. Although Netflix has axed a massive number of shows in the past, this one cancellation was particularly painful because of how incredibly well the series performed among critics with its opening season.
Despite earning an impressive Rotten Tomatoes score of 86%, the Netflix coming-of-age show in question could not last beyond season 1, frustrating many viewers across the globe. Many viewers even signed petitions with the hope that Netflix would consider changing its decision, but, as always, nothing really happened.
Although the Netflix show’s cancellation still hurts five years after its release, it seems unlikely it will ever return. Fortunately, though, Prime Video’s upcoming adaptation of a highly acclaimed video game might be the closest we will get to the canceled series follow-up. The game adaptation is not directly connected to the Netflix show, but the two share many intriguing parallels.
Netflix Canceled I’m Not Okay With This, But Prime Video’s Life Is Strange Adaptation Can Fill The Void
Before its release, Netflix heavily promoted I Am Not Okay With This and made it look like it could be the next Stranger Things for the streamer. Unfortunately, even though the show was reportedly set to be renewed for season 2, the streamer had to pull the plug on it due to increased production costs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prime Video’s confirmed upcoming live-action adaptation of Life is Strange can perfectly fill the void I Am Not Okay With This left behind. Similar to I Am Not Okay With This, the original Life is Strange game focuses on a young female character, Max, who discovers she has supernatural abilities.
Unlike I Am Not Okay With This’ Sydney, Max acquires the ability to rewind time and change the past. However, just like Sydney, her powers become strong metaphors for the growing pains of adolescence, mental health, and complex relationships. Both are also primarily driven by well-written LGBTQ+ relationships.
Both also adopt a similarly melancholic tone, with hues of nostalgia instilled through indie-pop/rock aesthetic and music. With so many overlaps between the two, it is fair to say that Prime Video’s Life is Strange TV show will potentially be the I Am Not Okay With This follow-up that audiences have craved for almost half a decade.
Life Is Strange Is The Perfect Time Travel Game For A TV Adaptation
Time travel narratives can often be extremely complex and hard to follow. However, Life is Strange keeps things simple while still spinning a creative yarn around many familiar time travel tropes. Although it has paradoxes and plot holes that come with time travel storytelling, the game does an incredible job of immersing players into its action and drama.
Did You Know: Life is Strange was originally titled “What If,” which aligned with its exploration of alternate choices through time travel.
