Ronald D. Moore – known for his work on Battlestar Galactica, Outlander, For All Mankind, and more – will serve as writer, executive producer, and showrunner on the series.
Amazon Prime series sees the departure of showrunner Rafe Judkins and executive producers Hawk Ostby and Mark Fergus, with the series now set to take a different creative direction.
The upcoming Amazon Prime adaptation of Yakuza will tell stories "that games in the past have not been able to explore", according to Amazon.
The live action series based on Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku's games will premiere on Prime Video on October 24.
The six-episode series will be released in two chunks of three episodes apiece, with Ryoma Takeuchi starring as Kazuma Kiryu.
A cavalcade of awesome free games will be available next month for subscribers.
Not that this has much to do with video games, but still.
