The live-action Life is Strange adaptation in the works for Amazon Prime Video has found its Max Caulfield and Chloe Price.
Photography student Max, the protagonist of Life is Strange’s original and beloved video game, will be played by TV newcomer Tatum Grace Hopkins, who previously has acting credits on Broadway. Max’s rebellious blue-haired bestie Chloe, meanwhile, will be portrayed by Maisy Stella, who previously appeared in TV drama Nashville and the Aubrey Plaza-starring indie comedy My Old Ass.
The duo were first detailed on a poster for the series, published on social media:
First poster for the ‘LIFE IS STRANGE’ TV series.
Coming soon to Prime Video. pic.twitter.com/CLQM7B8Ofl
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) March 3, 2026
The Prime Video series is expected to adapt the original Life is Strange game’s story, something that fans of the game have reacted to with intrigue, considering its various narrative choices.
TV showrunners will have to choose whether to flirt with Max and Chloe’s popular romantic relationship or keep things platonic, and ultimately pick between one of the game’s two divergent endings (although the franchise’s upcoming video game finale, Life is Strange: Reunion, is set to nullify this choice to a large degree).
Amazon announced it had greenlit its long-awaited Life is Strange TV adaptation last September, almost a decade after plans to adapt the game were first announced. Charlie Covell, writer of Channel 4’s The of the F***king World and Netflix’s Kaos, will head the series as executive producer and showrunner, with video game publisher Square Enix and Amazon MGM Studios both on board.
According to an official blurb, the series will follow Max, “a photography student, who discovers she can rewind time while saving the life of her childhood best friend, Chloe. As she struggles to understand this new skill, the pair investigate the mysterious disappearance of a fellow student, uncovering a dark side to their town that will ultimately force them to make an impossible life or death choice that will impact them forever.”
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