Amazon Saddles Up: The Magnificent Seven Rides Again as a TV Series
MGM+ is reviving 1960s classic The Magnificent Seven as an eight-episode series, with Heroes creator Tim Kring riding shotgun as executive producer.
Well, this is a swing. MGM+ is reviving The Magnificent Seven as a TV series, with Heroes creator Tim Kring steering it as an executive producer. The Amazon-owned streamer has already handed out an eight-episode order, so this is happening.
It is based on John Sturges' 1960 Steve McQueen-led Western, so we are talking about that version of Seven, not some vague modern riff. MGM+ boss Michael Wright is clearly all-in on Kring and the take:
"Tim Kring is a master storyteller. Tim, Donald De Line, Larry Mirisch, and Bruce Kaufman have crafted a series that delivers the energy of a classic Western, honors the legacy of the original film, and reasserts its timeless themes of the power of unity against oppression and flawed heroes finding redemption by helping those who can’t help themselves."
What we know right now
- Series order: 8 episodes at MGM+
- Production start: June 2026 (per Variety)
- EPs: Tim Kring, Donald De Line, Lawrence Mirisch, Bruce Kaufman
- Studios: MGM+ Studios and MGM Television (both under the Amazon umbrella)
- Source material: TV adaptation of John Sturges' 1960 film starring Steve McQueen
The setup sticks with the classic bones but leans into a sharper moral angle: set in the 1880s, a crew of guns-for-hire is brought in to protect a peaceful Quaker community after a land baron’s hired killers massacre the village. The tension is baked in — the Seven are skilled and very much not pacifists, while the people they are defending literally are. The show plans to dig into each member of the Seven, why they take the job, and how they navigate the whole 'violence to protect nonviolence' paradox.
Yes, June 2026 is a long runway. Translation: this thing is real, but do not hold your breath for casting and footage any time soon.
Why this title keeps coming back
The 1960 film was a hit and spawned three sequels, then Antoine Fuqua directed a 2016 remake with Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, and Ethan Hawke. And this is not the first TV pass either — CBS ran a remake from 1998 to 2000 with Michael Biehn and Ron Perlman for two seasons.
Bottom line: MGM+ is aiming for a straight-ahead Western with moral gray areas and character depth, built on a brand that refuses to stay in the past. I will update when the casting starts to lock in; for now, mark 2026 as the start of the shoot.