A Vampire Survivors TV show is in the works
An animated TV show adaptation of Vampire Survivors has been announced to be in production, following the game’s meteoric rise to success in recent months. The adaptation is yet to secure a writer, or even a network or streaming service yet, but it will be produced by Story Kitchen, a media company headed up by John Wick creator Derek Kolstad and Sonic the Hedgehog producer Dmitri M. Johnson.
The news comes courtesy of Deadline, which reports that Story Kitchen will be working closely with Vampire Survivors creator Luca Galante to bring the project to life. Galante previously said that he had “no idea” why Vampire Survivors is so successful, especially since there’s not even any vampires in it.
Speaking to Deadline about the upcoming TV show, Galante joked that Story Kitchen might catch on to the lack of vampires at some stage.
“The most important thing in Vampire Survivors is the story, so it’s a dream come true to see what started as a little indie game I made on my weekends come to life as an animated TV show,” Galante told Deadline, “It’s also great to be partnering up with such experienced and talented people to make the show. I do wonder if they’ve realized there isn’t a single vampire in Vampire Survivors though.”
Vampire Survivors became almost an overnight success when it was released on PC in November last year, quickly attracting tens of thousands of players in just a few days. Its success continued with the release of a mobile version of the game, which Galante says he and his colleagues were forced into after a number of clones popped up on the market.
The game even went on to win a BAFTA earlier this year, something that the game’s senior marketing manager George Morgan told GLHF was “entirely unexpected.” Morgan says that the game’s success is likely because it’s easy to play, which could be hard to capture in an animated show.
Still, given there probably won’t be a Vampire Survivors 2, this upcoming TV show could be the best way to experience the wondrous game in a whole new way.
