Netflix has officially greenlit its live-action Assassin’s Creed television series, ending a five-year development process that began when the streaming platform first announced its partnership with Ubisoft in 2020.
The series will be created, written, and executive produced by Roberto Patino (Westworld, Sons of Anarchy) and David Wiener (Halo, The Killing), according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Based on Ubisoft’s blockbuster gaming franchise that launched in 2007, Assassin’s Creed has become one of the most successful video game series in history, selling more than 230 million copies worldwide. The franchise previously made the jump to film in 2016 with a Twentieth Century Fox movie that earned $240 million at the global box office.
According to Netflix’s official logline, the series is described as “a high-octane thriller centered on the secret war between two shadowy factions — one set on determining mankind’s future through control and manipulation, while the other fights to preserve free will. The series follows its characters across pivotal historical events as they battle to shape humanity’s destiny.”
The show joins Netflix’s growing collection of gaming adaptations, including successful series like Castlevania, Arcane, and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, with the upcoming Splinter Cell: Deathwatch also in development.
“We’ve been fans of Assassin’s Creed since its release in 2007,” Wiener and Patino said 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.”
The creators emphasized that the series would explore themes of human connection across cultures and time periods. “This is a show about the value of human connection, across cultures, across time. And it’s about what we stand to lose as a species, when those connections break,” they added.
Peter Friedlander, Netflix’s vice president of scripted series, praised the long development process: “When we first announced our partnership with Ubisoft in 2020, we set out with an ambitious goal to bring the rich, expansive world of Assassin’s Creed to life in bold new ways.”
The series will be executive produced by Gerard Guillemot, Margaret Boykin, and Austin Dill for Ubisoft Film & Television, alongside Matt O’Toole.
Margaret Boykin, executive producer and head of content at Ubisoft Film & Television, expressed excitement about the collaboration: “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.”
No release date has been announced for the series.
