Netflix’s live-action Assassin’s Creed series adds Noomi Rapace and a quartet of recurring cast members, joining previously announced leads, as the project moves toward production readiness.

Showrunners David Wiener and Roberto Patino are attached as executive producers, with Ubisoft Film & Television's Gerard Guillemot, Margaret Boykin, Austin Dill, Genevieve Jones, and Matt O’Toole also on the executive team, though no release date has been set.

A 2016 feature film of Assassin’s Creed performed poorly both critically and commercially, which contextualizes Netflix’s intensified push to adapt the franchise for television.

The series, drawn from the popular video game, will explore humanity’s destiny through characters across multiple historical moments.

Netflix frames the project as progressing toward production readiness, emphasizing the premise and historical storytelling as core strengths.

The show will blend historical settings—from Renaissance Italy to Revolutionary France—with a contemporary thriller vibe, aiming to echo successful fantasy series like The Witcher and Westworld.

Netflix positions this as part of a broader Assassin’s Creed strategy, with a potential earliest release window around late 2027, though no official date has been announced.

The series is a high-octane thriller about a secret war between two factions shaping humanity’s future, following characters through pivotal historical events.

Compared with the 2016 film, the TV adaptation is expected to flesh out lore and characters more fully, leveraging Netflix’s track record with Castlevania, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, and Splinter Cell: Deathwatch.

Netflix has been expanding its sci-fi and action slate, with related genre content already released this year.

Filming began in Rome in early March 2026, with a multi-month schedule and locations like the Camaldoli area noted.

Creators emphasize themes of identity, destiny, power, violence, and free will, framing the series as a study of human connection within a history-spanning conflict.