Netflix Greenlights “Assassin’s Creed” Series After Five Years
According to cinemadrame news agency, Netflix has given the green light for the production of a live-action “Assassin’s Creed” series, based on the best-selling video game franchise, five years after signing a collaboration agreement with Ubisoft.
Roberto Patino, known for “DMZ” and “Westworld,” and David Wiener, writer for “Halo,” will serve as the creators and executive producers of the series.
The “Assassin’s Creed” series will center on the hidden war between two mysterious factions: one seeking to determine humanity’s destiny through influence and manipulation, and another striving to preserve free will. The characters in the series will fight across historical events to shape the future course of humanity.
Under the agreement between Netflix and Ubisoft, there are plans to create a cinematic and television universe for “Assassin’s Creed,” including live-action, animated, and anime projects. The live-action “Assassin’s Creed” series was initially set to be written by Jeb Stuart, known for “Die Hard.”
Since 2007, over 230 million copies of “Assassin’s Creed” have been sold, making it one of the best-selling video game franchises in history. In 2016, a feature film directed by Justin Kurzel and starring Michael Fassbender was made based on the game.
In recent years, Netflix has produced series based on video games such as “Castlevania,” “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners,” and “Arcane.”
