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Earlier this yr, we thought all hope was misplaced on Netflix’s long-awaited live-action Murderer’s Creed sequence. After some rumblings all through the primary a part of the yr, Netflix has now formally greenlit the present.
The long-running blockbuster franchise from Ubisoft, first launched in 2007, is lastly making the leap to the small display after almost 5 years in improvement. Netflix first introduced it was engaged on an Murderer’s Creed title again in 2020. “A brand-new, live-action Murderer’s Creed sequence is coming to Netflix,” learn the initial announcement. “The deal consists of a number of sequence, the primary of which can be a genre-bending live-action epic, with others being animated and anime diversifications.” It continued that on the time, live-action sequence was at present trying to find a showrunner, which was introduced to be Jeb Stuart in 2021, though they might later depart. We’ve a complete timeline of all the event of Murderer’s Creed up to this point in an article here.
Emmy-nominated creatives Roberto Patino (DMZ, Westworld, Sons of Anarchy) and David Wiener (Halo, Homecoming, The Killing) are teaming up as showrunners, creators, and government producers on the mission.
Described as a globe-trotting thriller, the sequence will heart on the key warfare between two highly effective factions, one bent on controlling humanity’s future via manipulation, and the opposite combating to protect free will. The story will span pivotal moments in historical past, mixing spectacle, parkour, and wealthy storytelling that digs into themes of id, future, religion, energy, and vengeance.
Seperately, sources have informed us that the time interval Netflix is aiming for can be Historic Rome. We’re additionally informed that no present characters are concerned and that, just like the video games, there can be a modern-day story to be informed; nevertheless, nearly all of the present (as much as 75%) will happen previously.
In a joint assertion, Wiener and Patino teased what followers can count on:
“Beneath the scope, the spectacle, the parkour, and the thrills is essentially the most important form of human story—folks trying to find objective and fighting questions of id and future. Greater than something, this can be a present concerning the worth of human connection throughout cultures and time, and what we stand to lose when these connections break.”
The upcoming sequence marks the primary title developed below Netflix’s 2020 cope with Ubisoft to adapt Murderer’s Creed. Peter Friedlander, Netflix’s VP of Scripted Collection, praised the workforce’s imaginative and prescient:
“After we first introduced our partnership with Ubisoft, the objective was to convey the wealthy, expansive world of Murderer’s Creed to life in daring new methods. Roberto Patino and David Wiener have crafted an epic journey that honors the franchise whereas inviting newcomers into the Brotherhood like by no means earlier than.”
Becoming a member of Patino and Wiener on the manufacturing workforce are Gerard Guillemot, Margaret Boykin, and Austin Dill for Ubisoft Movie & Tv, alongside Matt O’Toole. Boykin added:
“We’re thrilled to convey this beloved franchise to life with our companions at Netflix and hope to ship an expertise that stays true to what followers love whereas introducing these worlds and timeless themes to new audiences worldwide.”
Claire Kiechel (Watchmen, The Acolyte) and Jaquén Castellanos (Good American Household, The Affair) will function co-executive producers, alongside Sanaz Toossi, Sam Reynolds, Daniel Goldberg, and Tom Hemmings, who may even function employees writers, per the WGA.
The Netflix sequence will proceed the streamer’s rising slate of gaming diversifications, becoming a member of Castlevania, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, the upcoming Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, and the award-winning Arcane.
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