Dan Stevens Is the New RoboCop and the Silver Armor Better Stay

Dan Stevens is playing RoboCop in an eight episode series at Prime Video, moving from Downton Abbey and Legion into Alex Murphy's armor. I break down the supporting cast, the corporate villains, and the one thing the 2014 remake got wrong that this show cannot repeat.

I have been watching Dan Stevens work since Downton Abbey, and Legion is where he really showed the range this part needs, so hearing his name attached to RoboCop got my attention fast. Prime Video has eight episodes ordered and a solid team assembled, and the pieces we know about so far are the right ones, including Murphy's partner on the force and the corporate suits you are supposed to hate from the first frame. My worry is the same one I had in 2014, when the last movie sanded off the silver armor and treated the design like a costume problem instead of the whole identity. Kids do not run around the house in matte black. They run around in silver, pulling an imaginary gun out of their hip, and that image is the character. If Prime holds onto that and remembers RoboCop protects people and not corporations, this could be the version that finally lands.

• 0:00 Dan Stevens Cast as RoboCop
• 0:05 Downton Abbey to Legion
• 0:10 Eight Episodes at Prime Video
• 0:17 The Team Behind the Series
• 0:22 The Partner and the Corporate Villains
• 0:30 Where the Last Movie Went Wrong
• 0:38 Silver Armor Is Everything
• 0:47 Protecting People Over Corporations

Key Takeaways

• Dan Stevens is the new RoboCop, with Downton Abbey and Legion as his best known credits going in
• The series runs eight episodes on Prime Video
• Confirmed pieces include Murphy's partner on the force and a set of corporate antagonists
• The 2014 remake's decision to drop the silver armor is still the sorest point for longtime fans
• The silver suit is what kids imitate, which makes it the character's real signature
• The test for this show is whether it keeps RoboCop pointed at corporations instead of at people

Quotes

"Legion was kind of his next big one, and now he's bringing his talents over to Prime's RoboCop series." - Frank

"They got a pretty good team around it so far." - Frank

"They even joked about like, oh, the silver armor's too much. What are you doing? Silver armor is everything." - Frank

"Hopefully Prime doesn't mess this up and understand the point of RoboCop protecting people over corporations." - Frank

If you have opinions about the silver armor, send this to the friend who still defends the 2014 movie and let them argue with me. Follow the show so you get every RoboCop casting update as it drops. #RoboCop

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Listener Questions

• Is Dan Stevens the right pick for Alex Murphy, or would you have cast someone else?
• Silver armor or a modern redesign, and does the answer change if the writing is strong?