Hmmm…

‘Mr. Robot’ Creator Sam Esmail Developing Miniseries Based on Sci-Fi Classic ‘Metropolis’

The article is essentially devoid of all useful details. No idea when, who, what network, anything. The few snippets available are that the basic idea of the story sounds like that of the original Fritz Lang silent film, and that Esmail isn’t going to start on it until he’s done with “Mr. Robot.” If “Mr. Robot” goes the planned five years, that puts it at least three years out.

That would mean that it wouldn’t be due out until 2019-2020. Which is not that far off from being a full *century* after the original movie was released (1927), and even closer to the date the original movie was set in (2026).

One other detail: they’re apparently looking at a budget of $10 million. Per episode.