'Mr. Robot' Creator Developing Miniseries Based on Fritz Lang's 'Metropolis'

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Like the original film, the small-screen adaptation will take place in a future society where wealthy industrialists rule the vast city from high-rise tower complexes, while a lower class of underground-dwelling workers toil constantly to operate the machines that provide its power. Risking everything they know, two star crossed lovers from opposite sides of the divide must find a way to bring down the whole system.

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'Mr. Robot' Creator Developing Miniseries Based on Fritz Lang's 'Metropolis'