To be honest, I didn’t think the latest PlayStation meeting would be of interest in the Series section. I wasn’t paying attention, so the two announcements that happened in the last few hours caught me off guard. On the one hand, we’ll have a Horizon series, which I’m very excited about because it’s a saga with a strong cinematic component. On the other hand, I’m skeptical of a Gran Turismo television fiction.
When it comes to the Horizon series, I can already tell you that it will debut on Netflix, a streaming platform that is rapidly specializing in video games with projects like Castlevania, Cuphead, Resident Evil, and Arcane.
I’m cautious of this Gran Turismo series because I don’t believe it’s a license suitable for TV fiction. However, if it delves into the concept of GT Academy like the movie that was worked on a decade ago, it might work: a driver who wants to grow up and whose story of triumph will inspire a generation.
That is, there must be rivalry and competition, or the risk of failure exists. So far, no streaming platforms, creatives, or anything else have been made public.
The game has no plot, but a movie based on the story of the Spanish Lucas Ordóez, the first winner of GT Academy, was planned nearly ten years ago: the evolution of a young video game enthusiast who ends up becoming a professional driver. Of course, the plot of this series could be entirely different, focusing on the rivalry between drivers and teams, as seen in the films Rush and Ford v Ferrari.
See you on the track!
