Netflix and the French video game publisher Ubisoft are joining forces to give a new dimension to the video game saga of "Assassin's Creed".
Several series are planned, the first of which will be "a spectacular adaptation in live action that will shake up the conventions of the genre"
Netflix and the publisher of French video games Ubisoft will decline in several series the very popular saga "Assassin's Creed", both in live action and in animation, announce the groups in a press release.
"The first series in development will be a spectacular live-action adaptation that will shake up the conventions of the genre. The production is currently looking for a showrunner," the statement said.
"We are happy to partner with Ubisoft"
"For more than ten years, millions of fans around the world have helped make Assassin's Creed a global saga," says Ubisoft Film & Television Director Jason Altman, future executive producer alongside TV Development Director Danielle Kreinik.
"We are happy to partner with Ubisoft and to transpose to the screen the complex and rich intrigues of which Assassin's Creed has made the specialty", welcomes Peter Friedlander, vice-president of original series at Netflix.
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One of the best-selling video games in history
Over 155 million copies of the game from the "Assassin's Creed" saga have been sold since the launch of the first game in 2007, making this franchise one of the best-selling video games in history.
The saga was adapted for comics as well as for cinema in 2016, illustrating Ubisoft's strategy to transpose its games to other media.
Nearly ten films and series based on his games are planned for the next few years, including "Les rabins crétins" and "Just dance".