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Video game titan Ubisoft announced a deal with Netflix to create shows based on its hit franchise “Assassin’s Creed.”
The first project from the France-based video game group and leading television streaming service is a series intended to be “an epic, genre-bending live-action adaptation” of the game franchise, according to the companies. News of the alliance comes ahead of the November 10 release of the game’s latest installment, “Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla,” which sets the game back in a Viking age.
The deal opens the door for Netflix and Ubisoft to create live-action, animated and anime series derived from the stories in the game Assassin’s Creed. “We are excited to partner with Ubisoft and bring to life the rich, multi-layered narrative that Assassin’s Creed loves,” said Netflix Original Series Vice President Peter Friedlander. “We are committed to carefully creating epic and exciting entertainment based on this distinctive (intellectual property).”
Action RPGs are known for their historical fiction, setting adventures at important moments in time such as the Crusades and the Renaissance, as well as the French and American Revolutions. The protagonists of Assassin’s Creed have included an Italian from the Renaissance, a Syrian from the 12th century, a pirate, and a Native American during the colonial period. The common thread in the games is the ancestry shared with a murderer who is part of a group fighting against oppressive forces.
Since its launch in 2007, the Assassin’s Creed series has sold more than 155 million games worldwide to rank among the best-selling franchises, according to Ubisoft. A team at Ubisoft is dedicated to spreading its successful game franchises to other modes of entertainment.
“We are delighted to create an Assassin’s Creed series with Netflix and we look forward to developing the next series in the Assassin’s Creed universe,” said Jason Altman, head of Ubisoft’s film and television unit.
Ubisoft has expanded the franchise to books and movies. An Assassin’s Creed movie starring Michael Fassbender released four years ago received mediocre reviews and box office results. It announced agreements to make its online subscription service available on the Luna and Stadia cloud gaming platforms distributed, respectively, by Amazon and Google. The Ubisoft + service will begin testing docking with Luna in the US next month and with Stadia later this year, according to the company.
Ubisoft + offerings will include new releases like Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla.
(Main and featured image: Ubisoft via AFP)
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