PlayStation’s Twisted Metal franchise has long been known for its over-the-top fun and humor, and it seems the upcoming Peacock adaptation will try to capture that. In a new interview with IGN, PlayStation Studios senior producer Carter Swan discussed the streaming series and how it will relate to the games that inspired it. Swan took the opportunity to talk up showrunner Michael Jonathan Smith, and the way he plans to handle the material. According to Swan, the goal is to balance the fun with the emotional and heavier moments of the series.
“Michael Jonathan Smith’s our showrunner, who’s one of the big writers on Cobra Kai, and he was a massive fan of the game and wanted to make it fun, even when it’s dark. But, it does have moments of stakes where bad things happen, and you do feel emotional about it… but the game is just such balls-out fun and craziness, so we’re trying as best…
