We reported in July that a Robocop reboot series is under development at Prime Video. The series has now found its titular robot. Dan Stevens is set to portray Alex Murphy and his cyborg alter ego.
Last starring in Swiped (2025), a biographical film based on the founder of the dating app Bumble, Stevens is known for films like The Guest (2014), Beauty and the Beast (2017), The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017), Apostle (2018) and I'm Your Man (2021). His upcoming films include Onslaught, Babies, and Godzilla x Kong: Supernova, in which he reprises Travis Beasley from Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. He will also be seen in the TV series Dexter: Resurrection and Legacy of Spies.
The new series, with Peter Ocko serving as writer and showrunner, follows a giant tech conglomerate convincing a city to induct a powerful robot into the police force. A robot implanted with a beloved, fallen officer's consciousness.
The Robocop franchise kicked off in 1987, with Peter Weller starring in the titular role. He reprised the role in the 1990 sequel. Robert Burke took over for the third film in 1993. The franchise got a reboot in 2014, starring Joel Kinnaman.
