Wolfenstein series in the works at Amazon

Amazon is working on a series adaptation of the legendary video game series "Wolfenstein"! As Variety exclusively reports, the new TV production is being created in collaboration with Kilter Films, who were also responsible for the "Fallout" series.

Jerk Gustafsson from developer studio MachineGames is also on board as executive producer. He has been responsible for the modern "Wolfenstein" game series, which is published under the Bethesda Softworks label, for years.

While specific details about the plot have been kept under wraps so far, the official logline is already attracting attention: "The story of killing Nazis is evergreen."

This suggests that the series – just like the games – will revolve around the fight against the Nazi regime. In the "Wolfenstein" games, the player takes on the role of US soldier William "BJ" Blazkowicz, who is on a secret mission behind enemy lines during the Second World War. In the process, he discovers not only military threats, but also sinister experiments and occult machinations with which the Nazis want to expand their power.

The "Wolfenstein" series looks back on a long history: The first game was released in 1981 under the title "Castle Wolfenstein", followed by "Beyond Castle Wolfenstein" in 1984. With the groundbreaking "Wolfenstein 3D" (1992), the franchise became a milestone in the first-person shooter genre. The series now comprises a total of 14 games, including the VR experience "Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot". A film project was announced back in 2012, but never realized.

Film therapy against fascism: 7 films in which Nazis finally get what they deserve

Nazis are the perfect enemy. No gray areas, no pity, no "But he also had a dog" – just pure, abysmal malice. Films in which upright heroes, chaotic rebels or vengeful lone fighters declare war on the Nazis are some of the most satisfying moments cinema has to offer. Anyone who not only wants to understand the real horror of National Socialism, but also wants to see it imaginatively squared away, will find seven films here that know no mercy. There is no room for compromise here – this is blasting, sawing and scaling.

Inglourious Basterds

Welcome to alternative history – where Jewish partisans go on a Nazi scalp hunt and a movie theater becomes the deadliest weapon of the resistance. This explosive revenge fantasy feels like a Tarantino fever dream on steroids: Over-the-top, brutal, clever and featuring one of the most iconic Nazi villains of all time. You want to see Hitler shot? You want SS officers to end up with knives in their heads? You want dialog that gets under your skin and then gets pierced with a bullet? Then you've come to the right place. This is not a history lesson – this is a reckoning party.

Overlord

D-Day with a monster upgrade. A US unit crashes over France and discovers a Nazi horror factory deep in an occupied village: experiments, dead bodies, black soup and lots of undead soldiers with super serum. "Operation Overlord" is every grindhouse fan's wet dream: blood, guts, Nazi zombies and heroes who have no desire for moral niceties. Only one thing counts here: survival and flattening everything that bears a swastika.

Dead Snow

Norway. A hut in the snow. Eight medical students on a weekend trip. And then they accidentally dig up a horde of SS zombies who are still on an open vendetta. What follows is a Nordic splatter frenzy with chainsaws, intestinal disorientation and lots of red on white snow. Scurrilous, disgusting and hilarious – this movie proves it: Nazis die particularly beautifully when they're already dead.

Sisu

A quiet old man with gold nuggets meets a crazed Nazi unit in Lapland. Bad news for the Nazis. Because the man is a one-man army with more survival instinct than a grizzly bear on speed. There is no talking in "Sisu" – there is killing. With knives, mines, airplanes, chains and bare hands. What "John Wick" is to contract killers, "Sisu" is to anti-fascism. A poem of violence – beautifully brutal.

Iron Sky

Nazis on the moon. Yes, you read that right. Escaped in 1945, bred in space, now back for revenge. This sci-fi satire is over-the-top, weird and completely insane. Zeppelins in orbit, androids with swastikas and a Sarah Palin copy as the US president. "Iron Sky" takes the piss out of everything: propaganda, war, politics – and shows how wonderfully stupid the idea of the "Reich" actually is.

Hellboy

The Nazis have a plan: open the gates to hell, summon monsters, win the war. The only problem is that a red, devilish baby demon falls into their hands – who later fights against them. "Hellboy" deals out blows like a jackhammer – and anyone who shows up in a skull and crossbones uniform gets the longest arm of the law right in their face. A mixture of occultism, fist fights and monster bashing. And just when you think things are calming down, another Nazi flies through the wall.

The dirty dozen

Before Tarantino reinvented the bastard game, there was this troupe: twelve convicted criminals on a suicide mission against high-ranking Nazis. Explosives, sabotage, gunfire – and nobody intends to be nice. This thing is old-school anti-fascism with cigar smoke and steel helmets – dirty, direct and without a happy ending for the bad guys. If you want classic war action where the scum of the scum wipes out the scum of the Third Reich – voilà.

Conclusion

Sometimes it's not enough to understand history. You want to beat it back. These movies do just that – in creative, brutal, absurd or just plain satisfying ways. Whether you're into revenge, zombie splatter, action or satire – the main thing is that the Nazi lies on the ground at the end. Because only one rule applies in these films: no mercy for the Reich. Only movie blood. Lots of movie blood.