Radar Pictures has secured the television rights to American McGee’s Alice, the acclaimed third-person action-adventure game based on Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass published by Electronic Artists (EA). The drama series will be developed as the first adaptation of American McGee’s Alice franchise, Alice, and its 2011 sequel Alice: Madness Returns.

The project is a collaboration between Radar Pictures, Abandon Entertainment and writer-producer David Hayter (X2, Watchmen, Netflix’s “Warrior Nun”). Hayter will write and produce the series. Anthony Tringali, Maria Frisk and Michael Napoliello will produce for Radar. Karen Lauder and Marcus Ticotin will produce for Abandon.

As active development on the series begins, McGee beamed: “David Hayter brings imagination, experience, and stealth sneaking skills gained through successful missions in film, TV, and video games – a unique combination sure to make this adventure into Wonderland a successful one for the franchise and the fans. I am excited to be working with him and know the Alice fans will welcome him with mad affection.”

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American McGee Alice Figures from the Collection of Jeff Saylor

This could be good news for action figure collectors. Back in 2000 when the Alice games launched, a small run of figures made their way to the market via a little-known toy company called Milo’s Workshop. These included a wild knife-wielding Alice and Cheshire Cat (including several variants), a cool Caterpillar with hookah pipe, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, and Mad Hatter,  just to name a few. These figures became very hard to find and now fetch a premium price on the secondary market. With renewed interest in the American McGee’s Alice property due to a television series, the possibility of a new toy line increases. Heck, just re-releasing the originals would make some toy collectors very happy.

Source: Radar Pictures Press Release