Overview
- Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson officially signed on as an executive producer for the Payday television adaptation, a development first reported Monday and confirmed by G‑Unit Film & Television, Vice Studios and Starbreeze.
- Vice Studios and Starbreeze remain the project’s producers but the series is still in early development with no writer, showrunner or network or streamer attached.
- 50 Cent’s TV track record on crime dramas such as the Power franchise and BMF is cited by partners as a reason he could help secure talent and commercial support for a high-energy heist series.
- Starbreeze’s CEO framed the collaboration as a faithfulness pledge to the games’ masked, cinematic heists and said the team is not planning a cautious approach to the adaptation.
- The TV project is part of a broader Payday expansion that includes upcoming game and VR releases, and the next milestones to watch are attachment of a writer or showrunner and the landing of a distributor.