‘American McGee’s Alice’ Game Being Adapted to Series from ‘X-Men’ Scribe David Hayter

Once deemed impossible to adapt, American McGee’s Alice is finally coming to life, thanks to Radar Pictures who has attached X-Men writer David Hayter to do a TV adaptation in partnership with Abandon Entertainment, THR writes.

Radar Pictures’ Ted Field credits include the Jumanji franchise, the Riddick franchise, and remakes of Amityville Horror and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Designed by American James McGee, the Electronic Arts video games property includes Alice and its 2011 sequel Alice: Madness Returns, and is based on Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking-Glass” literary property.

“The TV adaptation will begin after Alice returns from the trip to the Looking-Glass, her house is burnt down and her parents have died in the fire. Alice is the only survivor of the terrible accident,” explains the site. “After repeated attempts at suicide, she gets locked up inside a mental institution and is slowly wasting away there before she is summoned to Wonderland again by the White Rabbit.

“But this time it’s a Wonderland gone seriously bad and gory. The only chance for Alice to restore her peace of mind and find out more about the death of her parents is to fight through Wonderland and free it from the evil powers.”

Hayter said in a statement: “American McGee’s Alice and Alice: Madness Returns game series is a groundbreaking reimagining of the classic tale. It takes you into the heart of a corrupted Wonderland and throws light into shadowy corners the world has never seen. I am beyond excited to bring this world of madness and wonder to a global audience.”

Currently, McGee is developing the sequel Alice: Asylum and Oz: Adventures, a narrative game based on the L. Frank Baum classics.