Fritz Lang’s cult film from 1927, Metropoliswill experience a new adaptation, in serial format this time.
Metropolis is a film which is divided into three acts, Auftakt (beginning) (66 min), Zwischenspiel (interlude) (28 min) and Furioso (52 mins).
In 2026, Metropolis is a megacity in a dystopian society divided into an upper city, where the ruling intellectual families live, in idleness, luxury and entertainment, and a lower city, where the workers run the city and are oppressed by the ruling class . A mad scientist, Rotwang (Rudolf Klein-Rogge)develops a female android who will be responsible for urging the workers to rebel against the master of the city, Joh FredersenAlfred Abelwhich will allow him to subdue them.
Sam Esmailthe showrunner of the series Mr. Robot, has been entrusted with writing and directing each of the episodes of the future series, which will be exclusive to the streaming platform AppleTV+. For the moment, no release date has yet been announced. Major work of science fiction in the cinema, Metropolis checked in 97% positive reviews on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes and turns out to be one of the movies Allocinated top rated of all time.