- calendar_today August 6, 2025
Why Now Is the Right Time for an Assassin’s Creed Series
Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed is a massively popular series with millions of video game fans worldwide. The games have been around since 2007, but the Netflix live-action series of the same name is still in the works. The concept for the series was announced in 2020 but has not yet been revealed or released. With two showrunners announced today, there are many expectations for what this project will become.
The team from Netflix has shared the news that a live-action series based on Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed is coming. The show will be co-created by Roberto Patino, known for shows like Sons of Anarchy and Westworld, and David Wiener, who was showrunner for the live-action Halo series on Paramount+ and worked on AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead. In a joint statement, they were confident in the ability of the Netflix live-action series to resonate with viewers.
“We’ve been fans of Assassin’s Creed since the game’s launch in 2007,” the showrunners said. “Every day we’re reminded how big this world is and how deep the rabbit hole goes. The first thing you notice about this franchise is the action, the drama, the history — and that’s all true! But at its heart, it’s a very human story about identity and purpose, belief and belonging, and what connects us across generations.”
This reboot also emphasizes the personal story. “This is a show about the value of human connection — to each other, to the past and the future, to what makes us who we are — and how precarious that connection is,” they continued. “With a team at Ubisoft who are as passionate about this as we are, and with Netflix’s support, we are committed to getting this right.”
One of the biggest questions for Netflix’s live-action series will be which games from the series Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed draws from. The franchise currently spans over 14 mainline games, as well as multiple spin-offs and remasters. Each has its own unique time and place in history, and each story is connected in the modern day by Ubisoft’s take on genetic memory and historical theory.
Assassin’s Creed began life in 2007 as a “social stealth” focused action experience during the time of the Crusades in the Holy Land. But it was the Italian Renaissance era games in the series – Assassin’s Creed II, Brotherhood, and Revelations – that introduced the character of Ezio Auditore and showed off Assassin’s Creed’s storytelling chops.
The Italian Renaissance entries were a standout during the games’ 18 years and 14 mainline releases. The series has covered many periods and places since its beginning. Starting with colonial America, to a Barbary pirate ship in the Caribbean Sea, to Edwardian London, the series has dipped into multiple eras in history and sometimes even into multiple centuries. The past few games have also updated the gameplay loop to take more of an open-world RPG approach, from Ancient Greece to Viking Britain.
The latest in the series is Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, which is set in feudal Japan. The next game has long been highly anticipated among fans and had been expected to be released as early as 2017. But this one has been given a lot of care and attention by Ubisoft to get the history and setting right, and the delay seems to have paid off.
Assassin’s Creed: Shadows was well received by both critics and fans and shows that Ubisoft is dedicated to creating high-quality games. If the TV series takes its time, it may be able to pull off what some say is a nearly impossible task and adapt the series in a satisfying way.
What Will Netflix’s Assassin’s Creed Series Look Like?
The live-action series is expected to have a similar overall premise to the series as a whole. In modern day, a team of scientists is using a device to tap into genetic memories left over from their ancestors. The users of the device relive the past experiences of those who came before, and these ancestors were Assassins during a time of a secret war between Assassins and Templars.
But there are many questions about what the Netflix live-action series will focus on. Assassin’s Creed has been a long-running series and has had 14 mainline entries as well as multiple spin-off titles. These are all set in different eras and locations and have protagonists that span the world.
In a 2020 feature on the upcoming TV show from Netflix, executive producer Malaak Compton-Rock shared that they wanted to cover multiple stories and locations and give people characters that look like them. But as of yet, no specific information about which characters from which games will make it to the series.
Netflix’s live-action Assassin’s Creed is going to need to find a balance between having a cinematic scope and drawing from a franchise with so many stories. So many eras have been explored over the course of 14 games that it can be difficult to figure out where to even start with the task.
Netflix’s Assassin’s Creed Live-Action Series Has to Balance Many Factors
This is not the first time a live-action Assassin’s Creed series has been attempted. In 2016, a feature film was released, starring Michael Fassbender. This Netflix live-action series of the same name is still in the works. The concept for the series was announced in 2020 but has not yet been revealed or released. With two showrunners announced today, there are many expectations for what this project will become.
The team from Netflix has shared the news that a live-action series based on Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed is coming. The show will be co-created by Roberto Patino, known for shows like Sons of Anarchy and Westworld, and David Wiener, who was showrunner for the live-action Halo series on Paramount+ and worked on AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead. In a joint statement, they were confident in the ability of the Netflix live-action series to resonate with viewers.
“We’ve been fans of Assassin’s Creed since the game’s launch in 2007,” the showrunners said. “Every day we’re reminded how big this world is and how deep the rabbit hole goes. The first thing you notice about this franchise is the action, the drama, the history — and that’s all true! But at its heart, it’s a very human story about identity and purpose, belief and belonging, and what connects us across generations.”
This reboot also emphasizes the personal story. “This is a show about the value of human connection — to each other, to the past and the future, to what makes us who we are — and how precarious that connection is,” they continued. “With a team at Ubisoft who are as passionate about this as we are, and with Netflix’s support, we are committed to getting this right.”
One of the biggest questions for Netflix’s live-action series will be which games from the series Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed draws from. The franchise currently spans over 14 mainline games, as well as multiple spin-offs and remasters. Each has its own unique time and place in history, and each story is connected in the modern day by Ubisoft’s take on genetic memory and historical theory.
Assassin’s Creed began life in 2007 as a “social stealth” focused action experience during the time of the Crusades in the Holy Land. But it was the Italian Renaissance era games in the series – Assassin’s Creed II, Brotherhood, and Revelations – that introduced the character of Ezio Auditore and showed off Assassin’s Creed’s storytelling chops.
The Italian Renaissance entries were a standout during the games’ 18 years and 14 mainline releases. The series has covered many periods and places since its beginning. Starting with colonial America, to a Barbary pirate ship in the Caribbean Sea, to Edwardian London, the series has dipped into multiple eras in history and sometimes even into multiple centuries. The past few games have also updated the gameplay loop to take more of an open-world RPG approach, from Ancient Greece to Viking Britain.
The latest in the series is Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, which is set in feudal Japan. The next game has long been highly anticipated among fans and had been expected to be released as early as 2017. But this one has been given a lot of care and attention by Ubisoft to get the history and setting right, and the delay seems to have paid off.
Assassin’s Creed: Shadows was well received by both critics and fans and shows that Ubisoft is dedicated to creating high-quality games. If the TV series takes its time, it may be able to pull off what some say is a nearly impossible task and adapt the series in a satisfying way.
What Will Netflix’s Assassin’s Creed Series Look Like?
The live-action series is expected to have a similar overall premise to the series as a whole. In modern day, a team of scientists is using a device to tap into genetic memories left over from their ancestors. The users of the device relive the past experiences of those who came before, and these ancestors were Assassins during a time of a secret war between Assassins and Templars.
But there are many questions about what the Netflix live-action series will focus on. Assassin’s Creed has been a long-running series and has had 14 mainline entries as well as multiple spin-off titles. These are all set in different eras and locations and have protagonists that span the world.
In a 2020 feature on the upcoming TV show from Netflix, executive producer Malaak Compton-Rock shared that they wanted to cover multiple stories and locations and give people characters that look like them. But as of yet, no specific information about which characters from which games will make it to the series.
Netflix’s live-action Assassin’s Creed is going to need to find a balance between having a cinematic scope and drawing from a franchise with so many stories. So many eras have been explored over the course of 14 games that it can be difficult to figure out where to even start with the task.




