Assassin’s Creed is set to receive a new live-action adaptation with the help of the creators behind Westworld and Halo.
An Assassin’s Creed TV series has finally been greenlit after years of teasing. Game publisher Ubisoft has confirmed that the show will be helmed by Emmy nominees Roberto Patino (Westworld) and David Wiener (Halo), who will be taking up creator, showrunner and executive producer duties for the series.
For those who didn’t know, Netflix has had a deal with Ubisoft since 2020. However, in classic video game adaptation fashion, no project could manage to get off the ground due to the revolving door of creators leaving during early discussions. But, somehow, Patino and Wiener have managed to pitch a vision for the series that seemingly both studios can agree with.
“We’ve been fans of Assassin’s Creed since its release in 2007,” Wiener and Patino said, as reported by Variety. “Every day we work on this show, we come away excited and humbled by the possibilities that Assassin’s Creed opens to us. 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’s refreshing to know the series is looking to depict some of the deeper themes within the Assassin’s Creed franchise. The previous live-action Assassin’s Creed film starring Michael Fassbender is a good example of why this is so important. The film featured enjoyable action sequences, but a razor-thin plot that did little to engage audiences in its characters or world.
So far, we don’t have any details on what time period the series will take place in. Netflix has, however, shared a series logline, which reads: “Assassin’s Creed is a high-octane thriller centred 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.”
This confirms that the upcoming Netflix series should depict the franchise’s staple conflict between the Assassins and the Templars. The mention of pivotal historical events could imply that the series will cover multiple time periods, which could make for a fresh twist.
The Assassin’s Creed show will be the fourth Netflix collaboration with Ubisoft, following the release of Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, coming later this year.
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