Assassins Creed live-action sequence greenlit by Netflix

Roberto Patino (Westworld, DMZ) and David Wiener (Halo, Brave New World) will function co-creators, showrunners, and govt producers on the sequence, which marks the primary live-action entry beneath the continuing partnership between Netflix and Ubisoft.

“Every day we work on this present, we come away excited and humbled by the chances that Assassin’s Creed opens to us,” the duo mentioned in a joint assertion, describing the sequence as one which explores “energy, violence, religion, future — and above all, human connection.”

The official logline for the present describes it as centering on a hidden battle between two factions — one looking for to regulate humanity’s future, and one other decided to guard free will. The story will unfold throughout varied historic eras, maintaining with the sport’s time-jumping legacy.

Assassin’s Creed made its gaming debut in 2007 and has since bought over 230 million copies worldwide, changing into one among Ubisoft’s Most worthy franchises. The newest installment, Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, launched in 2025. A movie model starring Michael Fassbender was launched in 2016.

Netflix and Ubisoft have beforehand collaborated on animated initiatives, together with Rabbids Invasion and the upcoming Splinter Cell: Deathwatch. The Assassin’s Creed sequence marks their greatest live-action enterprise thus far.