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The Next Game From ‘Her Story’ Developer Is A Political Thriller

Annapurna Interactive, the publisher behind the excellent What Remains of Edith Finch from earlier this year, has announced a partnership with Her Story designer Sam Barlow. Telling Lies, described as “in the vein of a political thriller,” will begin shooting in late 2017 or early 2018, according to Variety.

Her Story had players trying to solve a crime by searching a police database of video clips. Players were tasked with piecing the disjointed narrative together. Telling Lies, which will follow roughly 3-to-4 characters, is in the same vein. Details are vague because Barlow is still writing it, apparently.

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And whereas Her Story starred an unknown actress, Barlow is apparently looking into casting Hollywood talent for his follow-up. That could be fascinating.

“Imagine Steve McQueen’s Shame mashed up with The Conversation,” Barlow said. For movies, he said, the 1970s “were such a golden age exploring the intersection of government, society and individuals.”

(The Conversation is a Francis Ford Coppola film from 1974, in which a surveillance expert realizes he’s started recording the planning of a murder. Hmm.)

There’s no release date for Telling Lies, but if you missed out on Her Story, now’s a good chance to fix that.