RoboCop (franchise) The franchise has made over US$100 million worldwide and a fourth installment, a remake serving as a reboot titled "RoboCop," was released in February 2014. RoboCop is a 1987 American cyberpunk action film directed by Paul Verhoeven. Set in a crime-ridden Detroit, Michigan in the near future, "RoboCop" centers on a police officer who is brutally murdered and subsequently re-created as a super-human cyborg known as "RoboCop". The film features Peter Weller, Dan O'Herlihy, Kurtwood Smith, Nancy Allen, Miguel Ferrer, and Ronny Cox. In addition to being an action film, "RoboCop" includes larger themes regarding the media, resurrection, gentrification, corruption,
RoboCop: Prime Directives RoboCop: Prime Directives RoboCop: Prime Directives is a Canadian TV miniseries released in 2001 spun off from the action film "RoboCop" franchise. The series, created by Fireworks Entertainment, consists of four feature-length episodes: "Dark Justice", "Meltdown", "Resurrection", and "Crash and Burn". All four episodes have been released on DVD. Fireworks Entertainment stated that they wanted to make use of the TV rights to "RoboCop" before they expired and thus ordered that "Prime Directives" be made, selecting Julian Grant to direct. Grant had a reputation for finishing projects ahead of schedule and under budget. He, in turn, picked Joseph O'Brien and