Netflix Greenlights Live-Action Assassin’s Creed Adaptation
‘Assassin’s Creed’ will be getting a new live-action series on Netflix it’s been confimed.
Showrunners, creators, and executive producers will be Roberto Patino (‘DMZ’, ‘Westworld’, ‘Sons of Anarchy’) and David Wiener (‘Halo’, ‘Homecoming’, ‘The Killing’).
In a statement on Ubisoft’s website, Margaret Boykin, executive producer and head of content at Ubisoft Film & Televisio said “we are so excited to work alongside Roberto, David, and our Netflix partners to bring this beloved franchise to series.
“We look forward to delivering an experience that speaks to the heart of what fans love about Assassin’s Creed, while introducing its unforgettable worlds and timeless themes to new audiences worldwide.”
The video game franchisefollows the secretive organisation the Assassins as they fight across time to defeat the shadowy Templars who seek to control the world.
The first installment in the franchise, ‘Assassin’s Creed’ was released in 2007, and the latest entry, ‘Assassin’s Creed: Shadows’ was released earlier in 2025.
A film adaptation of the franchise, titled ‘Assassin’s Creed’ was released in 2016 starring Michael Fassbender.
It was poorly received by both critics and general audiences, but did not impact the video game side of the franchise.
“We’ve been fans of Assassin’s Creed since its release in 2007. Every day we work on this show, we come away excited and humbled by the possibilities that Assassin’s Creed opens to us,” said Wiener and Patino in a joint statement.
“Beneath the scope, the spectacle, the parkour and the thrills is a baseline for the most essential kind of human story – about people searching for purpose, struggling with questions of identity and destiny and faith. It is about power and violence and sex and greed and vengeance.”
In addition to Wiener and Patino, the show is executive produced by Gerard Guillemot, Margaret Boykin, and Austin Dill for Ubisoft Film & Television, as well as Matt O’Toole.
This series will be the first series to be developed under a 2020 agreement between Ubisoft and Netflix to develop content on ‘Assassin’s Creed’.
Ubisoft have already released shows on the streaming service based off their IP, with ‘Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix’ releasing on Netflix in 2023.
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