Assassin’s Creed Netflix series finally greenlit but there’s already one “baffling” choice

After years of rumors and delays, Netflix has finally greenlit the long-awaited live-action Assassin’s Creed series – but there’s one name attached to the new TV show that’s left many fans ‘baffled’. 

First launched in 2007, Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed has grown into one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time, so when news of a live-action TV adaptation arrived in 2020, there was a mix of apprehension and excitement. 

Since then, it’s been crickets… until now. On July 17, Netflix announced the series is officially in development, with the plot centering on “power and violence and sex and greed and vengeance.”

But there’s one issue: some fans are nervous after learning who’s helping bring the series to life.

Halo showrunner to helm Assassin’s Creed Netflix series

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Alongside Westworld’s Roberto Patino, David Wiener will be serving as co-showrunner on the Assassin’s Creed TV series. For the uninitiated, Wiener served as executive producer on the Halo series, before taking on showrunning duties for Season 2. 

Paramount’s big-budget adaptation was widely panned for straying too far from its source material and misrepresenting Master Chief, as well as its pacing, writing, and visual effects. 

Despite this, Netflix has placed faith in Wiener, who will co-lead the Assassin’s Creed series alongside Patino, leaving many fans concerned about the Netflix show. 

“The fact that someone who was responsible for the Halo show can go anywhere NEAR a video game adaptation is baffling,” wrote one on X/Twitter. 

“I’m excited, but why did they get the mf from Halo?” said another, while a third added, “A writer from Halo? Oh ok, so it’s dead on arrival.”

However, others are more optimistic, including this person who commented, “At least the showrunner isn’t Steven from Halo who admitted they didn’t play the game. But finally an update… now make this good.”

Netflix reveals details of adaptation

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Since the project has only just been confirmed, there’s no release date or cast details right now. However, the streaming service has revealed what it will be about.

“Assassin’s Creed is a high-octane thriller centered 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 show’s logline reads.

“The series follows its characters across pivotal historical events as they battle to shape humanity’s destiny.”

Wiener and Patino said in a joint statement: “We’ve been fans of Assassin’s Creed since its release in 2007. 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 is about power and violence and sex and greed and vengeance.

“But more than anything, this is a show about the value of human connection, across cultures, across time. And it’s about what we stand to lose as a species, when those connections break.

“We’ve got an amazing team behind us with the folks at Ubisoft and our champions at Netflix, and we’re committed to creating something undeniable for fans all over the planet.”

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