NDAs mean Daniel Casey can't say much, but the reported rewrites are news to him. Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Unlock instant access to exclusive member features. Get full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards. It was reported earlier this month that Amazon MGM Studios' head of global TV Peter Friedlander had requested script rewrites for the in-development Mass Effect TV series in order to make it "more appealing to non-gamers." Not very cool! But the claim may also not be entirely accurate, as writer and executive producer Daniel Casey said on Bluesky that it's news to him. "So, I can’t talk about the specifics of what I'm writing (I've signed NDAs, etc)—but for whatever it’s worth, that article by the Ankler caught me off guard just as much as you," Casey wrote (via Kotaku). "I don't know where that 'non-gaming audiences' quote came from or who said it, but at no point has that been said to me." So, I can’t talk about the specifics of what I’m writing (I’ve signed NDAs, etc) — but for whatever it’s worth, that article by the Ankler caught me off guard just as much as you. I don’t know where that “non-gaming audiences” quote came from or who said it, but at no point has that been said to me. Whether that's good or bad is a matter of perspective, I suppose, although frankly I think that if you're writing specifically to appeal to existing Mass Effect fans, you really are running the risk of alienating or shortchanging people coming into it with no foreknowledge of the series. In the bigger picture, though, I think it's better for all involved when executives keep their big ideas to themselves, and let the creative people—who are paid to be creative—do the actual creating.