Put up your hoods and dive into a bale of hay: Assassin's Creed is getting a Netflix series.
Ubisoft has partnered with the on-demand streaming service to produce an original, live-action series based on the franchise. There aren't any details about the content of the show, but we do know that Ubisoft's Jason Altman and Danielle Kreinik are onboard as Executive Producers.
The official blurb for the show reads as follows: "In this adaptation of the critically acclaimed video game franchise, a man on death row is rescued from execution by a mysterious organization".
Speaking to Variety, Netflix's Peter Friedlander says the company is "excited" to partner with Ubisoft on the series. "From its breathtaking historical worlds and massive global appeal as one of the best selling video game franchises of all time, we are committed to carefully crafting epic and thrilling entertainment based on this distinct IP and provide a deeper dive for fans and our members around the world to enjoy," he says.
It's probably relatively far off, but it'll be interesting to see how the franchise translates to a TV show framework. Are you excited for an Assassin's Creed series? Watch out for hidden blades in the comments section below.
[source twitter.com, via variety.com]
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I wonder how the Rayman series is going.
Can't wait for the season dedicated to nothing but the protagonist grinding the same scene repeatedly just to be able to move the plot forward.
@DonJorginho The episode where the protagonist has to fight a guard dog, but the dog takes at least 30 blows to the head before it dies.
I still could not forget how crap the movie is to the point it's not even funny I will rather watch the Live-action Dragon Ball because I could actually laugh how terrible it is
@ShogunRok Don't forget the episode where everyone's faces look like this
@DonJorginho The things they can do with CGI these days!
Im just lookinf forward to the episode where the protagonist gets stuck in a wall. Watching that for 50 mins will still be better than the film.
Forget movies, this is the right way to go with video game series. Especially with a game drenched in lore like Assassin's Creed. If they do this right, I can even see them placing every season in a different time period.
Saw the article pic and got my hopes up for an Ezio Series. Read the article with hopes dashed and realised we're still waiting for the animated Assassin's Creed Netflix series anyway... And DMC...
Honestly could be great. There’s loads of lore and a TV series could explore different periods of history each season.
With that latest games, I wonder how much it’ll have to do with Assassin’s Creed....
If it’s not based on Ezio then I don’t care at all
@GKO900 I actually want each episode to focus on a different assasins creed game. They could do all the games by the end of the season.
I'm not the biggest fan of the games, but this could be really good. Still waiting on their The Division movie with Netflix as well. Sounds like they have a good partnership with Netflix, and we may see more adaptations of their other big franchises.
Why are people so snidey nowadays?
This is a good move, think the world of AC would work great as a TV show. Please forget Altair though and move straight to Ezio. Best male character in the entire series by some distance.
It'll be cancelled after one season. That's Netflix MO these days.
As long as they realise what killed the movie, yes the animus.
If they get rid of that and just focus on the past it would have potential.
I hope Layla Hassan is the star.
I guess every season a different setting. They should just rehash props and costumes from every other historical show they have to keep the budget down.
Never saw but heard the movie was not great, especially for fans. Hope they base it on Ezio at least in some part.
Episode 2 - Lead Assassin faces high climb just to unlock and see where all unlockables are.
Episode 3 - Title "Whistle", plot Assassin finds out that by whistling in a bush every enemy is stupid enough to come and investigate, and his/her partner doesn't even realize despite staring at the event.
Episode 9 - Assassin is up against enemies that take multiple hits to down.
Final credits: Purchase Final Episode 10 DLC today, or included in the Season Pass.
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