According to The Hollywood Reporter, the California-based Skydance has announced it is planning a Sword Art Online TV series, with its pilot being written by Laeta Kalogridis, who will also serve as an executive producer on the project.
Still, Sword Art Online proved to be a massive hit among the demographics it was tailored for: fans of animation, video games, and fantasy storytelling.
Contrary to some early expectations, 2012 anime Sword Art Online didn’t achieve quite the same breakout popularity among mainstream western audiences as Dragon Ball, Ghost in the Shell, or Cowboy Bebop.
Based on an ongoing series of novels from creator Reki Kawahara, Sword Art Online’s popularity has been strong enough to fuel multiple anime seasons, manga retellings, and five video game adaptations.