As part of an initiative to get the UK into coding, the BBC is creating a new TV show based on Rockstar's best-selling game series Grand Theft Auto. Not much is known about the show; the BBC simply states that a "new BBC Two drama based on Grand Theft Auto " is on its way. A release date for the show hasn't been nailed down yet either, altough the related "Make it Digital" campaign kicks off this fall, which may give us a clue. It's unclear what elements from the games will make their way over to TV. Will we see Tommy Verceti cruising Vice City, Niko Bellic cracking skulls in Liberty City or perhaps just something loosely based on the concept? Who knows, but it seems safe to say that some sort of car theft will be involved.
The BBC's "Make it Digital" campaign is mainly targeted at 11-to-12-year-olds (who are too young to legally buy the games in the UK), but also includes an element that aims to create 5,000 trainee positions for unemployed teens and generally improve the country's tech literacy. We've reached out to the BBC for more information on the Grand Theft Auto project, and will update this article accordingly.
Filed under: Gaming
Source: BBC Media Centre
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