Warhammer 40,000 Animated Series in Development by Amazon

The highly anticipated Warhammer 40,000 animated series in development by Amazon is set to tell a ‘long-form story’ featuring The Deathwatch, with Henry Cavill serving as an executive producer.

The series will begin as a spinoff from the Warhammer 40,000 episode of Secret Level, Amazon’s animated anthology series that aired in 2024. The episode’s director, Dave Wilson, will now serve as this new series’ director and co-creator, alongside Band of Brothers writer John Orloff. Animation will once again be handled by Blur Studios.

A Spinoff of Secret Level

The Warhammer 40,000 animated series is a spinoff of the Warhammer 40,000 episode of Secret Level, which aired in 2024. The episode’s director, Dave Wilson, has described the project as a ‘long-form story’ set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. ‘Secret Level wasn’t conceived simply as an anthology,’ Wilson explained in an interview. ‘It was designed as a launchpad for larger stories. The response to the Warhammer episode was extraordinary, particularly from fans who understood how much care went into getting the world right.’

This new series will give fans the opportunity to build on the foundation established by the Warhammer 40,000 episode of Secret Level and tell a much larger story. Wilson has wanted to tell a long-form story set in Warhammer 40,000 for more than 20 years and is incredibly grateful to Games Workshop and Amazon MGM Studios for the opportunity to do it.

Details of the Series

Details of what Amazon’s full animated series will feature remain thin on the ground, other than it starring elite alien-hunting Space Marine group The Deathwatch. Exactly how many episodes the series will feature remains to be seen. However, Wilson has described the project as a ‘long-form story’ set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

Warhammer 40,000 is already set to become a live-action series, with Amazon and Cavill still working on that. Indeed, we recently learned that horror maestro Mike Flanagan is now on board the project too. But with a script for that still to be written, there’s a possibility that this new project may end up debuting first.

Other Amazon Game-Related Projects

Amazon’s other game-related projects include its Fallout series, upcoming Tomb Raider show starring Game of Thrones’ Sophie Turner, a God of War series that’s currently going through some cast changes, and a Life is Strange adaptation that is currently filming.