Netflix’s Assassin’s Creed Live-Action Series Finally Moves Forward with New Creative Team

Assassin's Creed: Shadows /Netflix/ Ubisoft

After years of silence, Netflix’s long-gestating live-action adaptation of Assassin’s Creed is officially back on track.

The project, first announced in 2020 as part of a larger partnership with Ubisoft, has now found its creative leads in Roberto Patino (Westworld, DMZ, Sons of Anarchy) and David Wiener (Halo, Homecoming, The Killing), who will serve as co-showrunners, creators, and executive producers.

The upcoming series will mark Netflix's first live-action production based on Ubisoft’s popular game franchise, and according to the official synopsis, it will focus on the “secret war between two shadowy factions — one aiming to control humanity’s future through manipulation, the other fighting to preserve free will.” As expected, the story will traverse multiple historical eras, a signature trait of the Assassin’s Creed universe.

While the show’s timeline, setting, and lead characters are still under wraps, the direction seems to align closely with the original games' core themes. Speaking to Variety, Patino and Wiener shared their enthusiasm for the franchise, revealing they’ve been fans since the first game launched in 2007. “Every day we work on this show, we come away excited and humbled by the possibilities Assassin’s Creed opens to us,” they said.

They also hinted at the show’s deeper emotional core, describing it as a story about human connection across time and cultures — exploring themes like identity, destiny, and faith beneath the surface-level action, parkour, and historical spectacle. “It is about power and violence and sex and greed and vengeance,” they noted. “But more than anything, this is a show about what we stand to lose as a species when those connections break.”

In addition to Wiener and Patino, executive producers from Ubisoft Film and Television — including Gerard Guillemot, Margaret Boykin, and Austin Dill — will also be onboard. Matt O’Toole, who previously worked on the 2016 Assassin’s Creed movie, is also part of the team.

Of course, this isn’t the first time Netflix has flirted with Assassin’s Creed. Back in 2017, an anime adaptation was teased with Castlevania’s Adi Shankar attached, but that project never materialized. More recently, Jeb Stuart, known for Die Hard and Vikings: Valhalla, was previously attached to the live-action project but exited in 2023 due to creative differences.

Given the mixed reception of the last adaptation — the 2016 film starring Michael Fassbender holds a meager 18% on Rotten Tomatoes — expectations are high for the series to redeem the franchise’s screen presence. Fans are cautiously optimistic, especially with the impressive lineup of creators involved.

So far, no release date or window has been announced, and production details remain tightly guarded. However, considering the scale and ambition of the project, it wouldn’t be surprising if the release lands sometime around 2026 or later.