Live-Action Assassin's Creed TV Show Still Happening, Netflix Green-Lights

Patino, Wiener to create and produce

A live-action TV series based on Assassin's Creed has received the green light from Netflix, and the streaming company will begin to set its plans for the show in motion.

More than five years since it was reported Netflix had plans to adapt the Ubisoft open world franchise, multiple creative teams have reportedly come and gone, with Robert Patino and David Wiener now set to produce the series. The former produced Westworld and Sons of Anarchy, while the latter worked on Fear the Walking Dead, Homecoming, and the Halo TV show.

The TV series is "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."

With the video game entries covering so many different time periods, it's unclear what time period the TV show will take place in, or whether it'll follow an established Assassin's Creed character.

On today's announcement, Patino and Wiener jointly said they're excited and humbled by the opportunity to adapt the game series into a TV show. "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. It is about power and violence and sex and greed and vengeance. But more than anything, this is a show about the value of human connection, across cultures, across time."

Ubisoft film and television lead Margaret Boykin then added: "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."

This isn't the first time a live-action adaptation of the Assassin's Creed franchise has been attempted, as a 2016 movie starring Michael Fassbender also used the series as the basis for a film. It received a poor critical reception, however, with a 36 rating on Metacritic.

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[source variety.com]