Netflix's Assassin's Creed TV Series Assembles Writing Team

Netflix has finally revealed the writing team for its upcoming Assassin's Creed live-action TV series, moving the long-awaited project one step closer to reality.

The popular video game franchise is set to hit screens during the 2025-2026 TV season, according to information now available through the Writer's Guild of America (WGA). The listed writing team includes several notable names from television and literature.

Award-winning novelist Emily St John Mandel has joined the project. Mandel is best known for her bestselling books "Station Eleven" and "The Glass Hotel." She previously worked as a producer on HBO's adaptation of "Station Eleven." Interestingly, this isn't her first video game adaptation, as she's currently serving as Executive Story Editor on PlayStation's upcoming "God of War" series.

The writing team also welcomes playwright Sanaz Toossi, whose Broadway play "English" has received critical acclaim. According to Nexus Point News, other writers include Sam Reynolds, who previously worked on "The Walking Dead: World Beyond," and Tom Hemmings, a producer from Paramount's "Halo" TV series.

Leadership for the show comes from two experienced showrunners. David M. Wiener, who served as executive producer on the "Halo" TV adaptation, will co-showrun alongside Roberto Patino, known for his work as executive producer on "Westworld" and showrunner for HBO's "DMZ" miniseries.

The project has also brought on co-executive producers Claire Kiechel, who has writing credits on HBO's "Watchmen" and Star Wars series "The Acolyte," and Jaquén Castellanos, who worked on "Good American Family" and "The Affair."

This news comes five years after the initial announcement. Last month, Netflix gaming boss Alain Tascan confirmed that the Assassin's Creed series was still in development despite years of silence. The project was originally announced in 2020, with "Die Hard" writer Jeb Stuart briefly attached before departing.

While no plot details or casting information have been revealed yet, the assembly of this diverse writing team signals that Netflix remains committed to bringing the world of Assassin's Creed to television. The video game franchise has already seen one live-action adaptation in the form of a 2016 film starring Michael Fassbender, though it's unclear whether the Netflix series will connect to that earlier work.