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    7 Reasons We Need A DREDD Series

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    This past week, Karl Urban said that he’d do a Dredd series for Netflix or Amazon. The response to his remarks have been overwhelmingly positive (as it has been for the past 4 f*cking years!) and it’s gotten everyone wanting a series. Literally EVERYONE. My cat even mentioned that she’d like to see Urban reprise his role as the Judge.

    After the huge success of Marvel’s Daredevil, Jessica Jones and even The Punisher’s appearance in Daredevil –  it’s been proven that there is an audience for adult comic book characters, so I can see why fans want this now more than ever.

    With all of the sequels and TV series coming that no one asked for, I often think about what I’d say if a studio or company were to ask me if I had an idea that would work. My response would be as follows:

     

    Here are 7 of the biggest reasons we need a Dredd series:

    7. Could Keep The Same Tone As The Film

    One of the things that made Dredd so different than other comic book films was it’s tone. There was plenty of blood and gore, f-bombs, etc. You name it. It didn’t relent from violence and kept it coming straight until the end. Netflix has proven that it will allow dark content and that’s why it would be so perfect for a Dredd series. A 10 episode season would be like six Dredd films – but that’s next on the list:

    6. Wouldn’t Be Limited To 90 Minutes

    If you were like me, you didn’t want Dredd to end when you were watching it. There was just something about it that kept you wanting more. Personally, it made me go out and start a Facebook page called Make a Dredd Sequel and it looks like everyone else eventually wanted that same thing. With a Netflix series, it wouldn’t have to stop after just 90 minutes – there are all kinds of different stories to use for a potential series (or even a sequel) and that’s where we are next on the list:

    5. So Many Stories

    As you all probably know already – Dredd was planned to be a trilogy. Alex Garland had said that his plan was to have 3 films that would eventually end up with the appearance that everyone wants to see – Judge Death. With a series, they wouldn’t have to stop there. They could just keep going! But what I’m sure no one would want to see happen is have a Dredd series get greenlit and then have a cliffhanger at the end of Season 1 teasing Judge Death only to see the show get cancelled. If a show were to ever come about – I don’t think it would get cancelled due to the fandom that the movie has received. Which brings us to the next part of our list:

    4. There’s An Audience

    Sure, Dredd bombed at the box office back in 2012 – but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t found it’s audience. I think part of the problem was that people didn’t even know that the film existed. I had multiple people ask me what it was or say “isn’t that the Stallone movie?” Some people didn’t even know it was played in theaters (it came and went in 2 weeks in most cases). You could also argue that audiences didn’t really want to see it in 3D, either.

    You could also argue that the poor taste that the ’95 Stallone film left in people’s mouth turned them away from the new film… Whatever the case, Dredd was the #1 selling blu-ray/DVD the first week that it came out – which could point to the fact that people did want to see it but not in 3D.

    Like I mentioned earlier in the article, Daredevil has shown that there is an audience for this kind of thing – people loved that show and ever since it has came out, I’ve seen more and more people suggesting that Dredd gets it’s own Netflix series.  It also almost has a 4 star rating on Netflix out of nearly 3 million ratings. So, people on Netflix did discover it and enjoy  it.

    3. Everything Is Getting A Damn Sequel, Reboot or Remake

    I could go on a rant about how literally every single property that isn’t Dredd seems to be getting a sequel. They are making a Jumanji reboot starring The Rock and Kevin Hart for God’s sake. I could understand if some of these movies do well or people were begging for them – but they don’t and people aren’t.

    Zoolander 2, anyone? Oh, that’s right – no one.

    If Amazon is giving a revival for THE TICK a chance, why not Dredd? Which brings us to our next form of reasoning:

    2. Why Not?

    In an age where studios seem to be looking for the next big thing, you’d think they’d be jumping on something like Dredd. Sure, it flopped at the box office but the following that it has now is undeniable and it was a critical success as well.

    If Amazon is looking to gain more fans for it’s streaming service and wants more Prime memberships, Dredd would be the way to go.

    1. We Want More Dredd

    For a film that’s four years old, Dredd sure has a pretty big cult following already. The petition for a sequel reached almost 200,000 signatures and the Facebook page has over 100,000 likes. There was even a Day of Dredd in which #DayOfDredd became the #1 trending thing on ALL of Twitter. People bought the film, streamed it, shared it with friends and all kinds of other things in an effort to show the studio-heads that they want more Dredd.


    Karl Urban and Olivia Thirlby have both came out and said that they would be open to more films – and now that Urban himself has said he wants to do a series, what’s holding them back? I’m sure that over time, with the following continuing to grow, the continuation of this film in one way or another would be too great to pass up.

    Be sure to sign the petition here, if you haven’t already. Let’s BRING BACK DREDD!

    So, what do you think? Would you want a Dredd series? Sound off in the comment section below!