In a weird bit of news timing, Amazon just announced that it was planning a TV series based on Conan The Barbarian, which is unlikely to star one Arnold Schwarzenegger. But Arnie is also involved with the company, as he's now attached to star in and produce a Western series called Outrider.
According to Deadline, this is being described as an "event series", which usually means a more limited run of episodes, especially given the big name involved. And while Schwarzenegger doesn't exactly fly to the top of the list of actors you'd naturally associate with Westerns, his accent will be explained away, as he's playing a Federal Marshal who arrived in the States from Europe. Outrider, which has CSI: NY veteran Trey Calloway and Mark Montgomery on writing duty is a mystery set in the Oklahoma Indian Territory in the late 1800s. It'll tell the dark and dangerous tale of a deputy who is not only tasked by a notoriously brutal judge with apprehending a legendary outlaw in the wilderness – but must also partner with the ruthless Marshal to make sure justice is properly served.
While Schwarzenegger has dabbled in TV on the reality side, this would mark his first fiction project for the small screen, and marks yet another big roll of the dice for Amazon. The actor is also preparing to return to the Terminator franchise with old pal and producer James Cameron overseeing a new batch of films.
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