MGM Domestic Television Distribution has announced that they have acquired the rights to the digital graphic novel The Many Worlds of Jonas Moore and will look into possibly developing it as a TV series.

The Many Worlds of Jonas Moore is set in a time where the British Empire has never ended and America is just one of thousands of virtual worlds hosted on a vast global game network. When Jonas Moore (portrayed online by British film and TV star Colin Salmon — Resident Evil, Die Another Day and the upcoming Punisher: War Zone), a character personally created by the network’s founder, becomes self-aware, he is tagged by the network as a virus and goes on the run. As he moves from one artificial game world to the next, his knowledge of the games and the real-world gamers spreads like a virus to the other game characters, freaks, creatures and monsters who live as slaves within the network — precipitating a revolution and fight for freedom against the murderously addicted real-world gamers. Worlds Apart lead singer Steve Hart wrote the score for the production and also stars in the online version.

Creator, director, and producer Howard Webster said this about MGM’s acquisition:

No word on if the cast of actual actors from the comic will be cast in the potential TV series for MGM, but I have to assume it would be the best way to approach it.

The property started as a digital graphic novel — called second-generation graphic novels — trilogy, which is like watching a comic book, but instead of drawn characters, it’s actual actors and it moves and such. The project is getting so much positive attention overseas that MGM decided to scoop it up immediately. Below is the specific description, followed by a video that will give you an idea of what a “digital graphic novel” looks like.

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Check out the official Jonas Moore website and more previews at Factory Publishing.