As with last year, video game adaptations like Fallout and Arcane remain at the top of the pop culture zeitgeist and that’s not showing any sings of slowing in 2025. Now, actor Elliot Page is joining the fray with a TV adaptation of his own for his choice-driven psychological adventure game, Beyond: Two Souls.
According to Deadline, Page’s production company, Pageboy, acquired the rights from French game developer Quantic Dream (Heavy Rain, Detroit: Become Human) to develop the television series. Beyond: Two Souls, originally released on the PlayStation 3, follows a woman named Jodie Holmes raised in a secret government facility due to her unusual connection to a ghost-like entity named Aiden. Using Aiden, Jodie is tasked with completing a series of military espionage missions while also trying to reclaim her independence in her day-to-day life on the run from the facility that shaped her to be a weapon. In addition to Page in the starring role, the game also featured Willem Dafoe as Nathan Dawkins, a Doctor taking care of Jodie while seeking to understand Aiden’s connection to the afterlife.
“Filming the game was one of the most challenging and fulfilling acting experiences of my career,” Page told the trade. “The story’s rich narrative and emotional depth offer us a fantastic foundation. We want to create a unique vision of the characters and their journeys that resonates with fans and newcomers.”
(For context: Beyond: Two Souls released in 2013, before Page came out as a trans man in 2020. The following trailer includes interstitials with Page’s previous name.)
In keeping with the game’s style, Deadline reports that Page’s Beyond: Two Souls TV series will adopt a similar non-linear storytelling perspective.
“This adaptation will honor the game’s legacy while inviting fresh perspectives,” Matt Jordan Smith, Pageboy’s head of development and production, told Deadline. “Delving into questions of survival and how split-second decisions can alter not just our lives, but the lives of others, are key to telling the story.”
Quantic Dream’s controversial director and writer David Cage also cosigned Page’s Beyond: Two Souls TV adaptation.
“We are absolutely thrilled to collaborate again with Elliot Page on this project,” Cage said. “I was blown away by his acting performance in the game, and I couldn’t think of anyone else to tell this story with the same passion on another medium. Beyond: Two Souls is a very special game for millions of players around the world who were moved by the story of Jodie and Aiden, and their journey in life and beyond. I know that Elliot has all the talent and instinct to make it something really unique on TV.”
Little is known about whether Page will serve solely as a showrunner for the series or if he will also appear on-screen. At the moment, all we know is that the series is in early development. Fingers crossed, Dafoe will find time in his busy schedule to make Robert Eggers movies and grace the show with his presence.
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