Video Game Adaptations Coming to Netflix in 2022, 2023 & Beyond

Every Netflix video game adaptation movie and show coming soon.

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Netflix has hundreds of projects in development at any one time, and over the years we’ve seen the streaming service nab some notable video game IPs to develop into shows and movies. Here’s your update guide to every video game adaptation on or coming soon to Netflix. 

With the streaming wars heating up, IP has become a valuable commodity and when it comes to a service like Netflix that doesn’t have much of that commodity, they’ve turned to video games for help. That’s even though video-game IP being adapted by Hollywood hasn’t necessarily had the best of reputations.

One way or another, Netflix is working with nearly every video game publisher in the industry. Here’s a list of all the publishers there are announced or available projects from:

  • Capcom
  • CD Projekt Red
  • EA
  • Konami
  • Microsoft
  • Sega
  • Sony
  • Square Enix
  • Take-Two
  • Ubisoft

Before we look into what’s next from Netflix’s upcoming video game adaptation projects, here’s a look at the titles already available:

But let’s now take a look into the future and see what video game adaptation projects Netflix currently has in the works:

Sonic Prime

Type: Animated TV series
Publisher: Sega
Coming to Netflix: December 15th, 2022

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Picture: WildBrain / Netflix

Sonic Prime is an upcoming Netflix 3D animated series based on the adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. Netflix will distribute the series (set to be split into multiple seasons) with Wildbrain producing. Sonic Prime will be aimed at kids around the age of 11 but also legacy Sonic fans.

As described by Variety: the 24-episode series features Sonic in an adventure where the fate of a strange new multiverse rests in his gloved hands — and also represents a “journey of self-discovery and redemption” for the speedy, blue spiny mammal.


Assassin’s Creed

Type: Live-action TV series + animated series
Publisher: Ubisoft

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A live-action adaptation based on the acclaimed Assassin’s Creed franchise has been announced in October 2020 as part of Ubisoft’s overall deal with Netflix. Extremely little is known about the project, except that Ubisoft Film’s Jason Altman and Danielle Kreinik will serve as executive producers for the project. The series seems to be very early in the development process and it may take a while before we hear anything substantial about it. It’s also worth noting that as per the deal with Ubisoft, this series will be only the first of many Assassin’s Creed projects at Netflix.


Splinter Cell

Type: Animated TV Series
Publisher: Ubisoft

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Picture: Ubisoft

Tom Clancy’s iconic spy thriller is coming to Netflix as an animated series with John Wick writer Derek Kolstad leading the development. According to Variety, the series has received a two-season 16-episode deal at Netflix.


Tomb Raider

Type: Animated TV series
Publisher: Square Enix

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The iconic Lara Croft will again go on adventures where she will uncover mysteries and raid tombs.

Legendary Entertainment is working with Netflix on a brand new Tomb Raider anime series written by The Witcher: Blood Origin writer Tasha Huo. DJ2, a company that specializes in films and TV series with animation, will also work on Netflix’s Tomb Raider.


Bioshock

Type: Film
Publisher: Take-Two

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Picture: Take-Two

Partnering with 2K, Take-Two, and Vertigo Entertainment, Netflix will be developing the beloved Bioshock franchise into a movie.

Details are extremely slim with no plot details available. We do know that Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Catching FireI Am Legend, Netflix’s Slumberland) is on board to direct.


Beyond Good and Evil

Type: Live-action film
Publisher: Ubisoft

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Picture: Ubisoft

Netflix announced a live-action adaptation of the popular Ubisoft game Beyond Good and Evil in July 2020.

Netflix’s Beyond Good and Evil will be helmed by Detective Pikachu director Rob Letterman. Jason Altman and Margaret Boykin are producing for Ubisoft Film & Television.

Sadly, since July 2020, there has been no new news regarding the project with the film perhaps suffering the same issues as the game does.


Dragon’s Lair

Type: Live-Action Feature Film

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Ryan Reynolds was originally announced to be on board with this live-action feature film which was first announced back in March 2020.

The game itself is from the 1980s and is considered to be one of the retro greats. Don Bluth, Gary Goldman and Jon Pomeroy are also originally supposed to be producing.

Now fast forward nearly two years; there’s been very little development available to the public on the project.

An animated project was funded on Indiegogo with Don Bluth involved, but that’s yet to come to fruition.


The Division

Type: Live-action film
Publisher: Ubisoft

Another production based on Tom Clancy’s works, The Division will arrive on Netflix in form of a feature film. Directed by Deadpool 2‘s David Leitch, The Division will star such Hollywood A-Listers as Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Chastain.

The Division will follow the same basic storyline as the video game it’s based on: In the near future, a devastating virus is released upon the citizens of New York City on Black Friday. The virus, spread through paper money, kills millions within the city, and what little remains of society has descended into chaos. A highly trained group of operatives are tasked with going into New York City and saving any potential survivors.

Currently, there are no production dates on The Division, but if all goes well, production may begin in the coming months. We’ve got even more on this so read up on everything we know about The Division.


Far Cry & Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix

Type: Anime Series
Publisher: Ubisoft

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Coming to Netflix as part of the many titles from Ubisoft is an anime series based on the Far Cry series and what is technically a spin-off title, too, which will incorporate many Ubisoft licenses.

Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix is produced by Adi Shankar and features “alter egos of Ubisoft characters in a highly referenced homage to the early ’90s”.


Pokemon

Type: Live-action & other projects

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Netflix has been getting exclusive Pokemon content for some time now, and that will continue with season 24 (but only in the United States) from September 2021.

In addition, the co-showrunner of Lucifer, Joe Henderson, is also reportedly working on a live-action Pokemon TV series adaptation too.

Pokemon has been given a live adaptation before, with Pokémon Detective Pikachu released back in 2019, which Warner Brothers distributed.


Horizon Zero Dawn

Type: Live-action
Publisher: Sony

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The open-world adventure game Horizon Zero Dawn came from Sony Interactive’s Guerilla Games studio. Set in a tribal world, we follow Aloy as she discovers her destiny by going up against machines that resembled dinosaurs and other creatures.

A live-action series was reportedly in early development at Netflix as of May 2022.


Exploding Kittens

Type: Animated Series
Publisher:
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Announced alongside the fact that Netflix Games would be carrying a new version of the game via its gaming offering was the fact that we’re getting a TV series based on the card game.

The TV adaptation project was announced in April 2022, King of the Hill creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels as executive producers. Matthew Inman and Shane Kosakowski serve as showrunners.


Gears of War

Type: Live-action film + adult animated series
Publisher: Microsoft

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In November 2022, alongside the 16th Anniversary of the video game franchise, came news that Netflix was developing two projects based on Gears of War with developer The Coalition working on the project.

Per the original announcement:

“Netflix will first adapt the video game saga into a live action feature film, followed by an adult animated series, with the potential for more stories to follow.”


Other Rumored Video Game Projects

  • A Zelda series was in development at Netflix once upon a time but Nintendo reportedly killed the project.
  • An Overwatch and Diablo project from Activision Blizzard have long been rumored but things have gone quiet.
  • A God of War series based on the franchise of the same name is rumored to be in development at Netflix but that’s been since sold to Amazon Studios.
  • Devil May Cry – An animated series based on the popular fantasy franchise of the same name by Capcom has been announced in 2018, but sadly news about Netflix’s Devil May Cry has been scarce ever since. Castlevania series creator Adi Shankar is set to develop Devil May Cry as well. In an interview with IGN, Shankar said that Devil May Cry “will join Castlevania in what we’re now calling the bootleg multiverse”.
  • A Final Fantasy series used to be listed here but upon further research, Netflix’s involvement is not confirmed for any Final Fantasy XIV TV project from Sony and Hivemind.
  • As well as the adaptations for Splinter Cell and Cyberpunk listed above, there have been reports there could be live-action adaptations for them too.

Netflix isn’t the only streamer getting in on video game IP.

Amazon Prime has been busy picking up video game licenses including most recently announcing that it would be the streaming service to create a TV series around Bethesda’s Fallout series.

HBO also made a big stride last year with the announcement that The Last of Us would be getting the TV treatment.

That’s all we have right now. Have we missed any upcoming Netflix adaptations? Let us know in the comments down below.

Video Game Adaptations Coming to Netflix in 2022, 2023 & Beyond

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Tigran is our resident previews writer. He works on collecting everything known about upcoming Netflix Original projects.