In October 2020, the streaming giant announced Netflix and Ubisoft several on the Assassin’s Creed-Franchise-based series. After the 2016 Assassin’s Creed movie starring Michael Fassbender was rather disappointing in the leading role, since then fans of the series have been looking forward to the real series promised by Netflix. It was billed as an “epic, genre-bending live-action adaptation” that was still looking for a showrunner in 2020.
The creator of Vikings: Valhalla was set to be the showrunner
with Jeb Stuart finally found a creative who should take over the direction of the planned series. As a screenwriter of the action classicsr Die Hard and On the run he can already point to an impressive career. He also created the Netflix series that started last year Vikings: Valhalla and was thus considered a promising choice for the showrunner of the Assassin’s Creed-Series.
But now Stuart conceded colliders announced that he was “no longer involved” in the project. The move is in agreement with Netflix takes place and is due to the fact that parts of the production of Los Angeles after London would have relocated. This also marked the transition to a new group of creative minds, who would, however, take over Stuart’s vision of the series.
When will the Assassin’s Creed series come out?
The series is still in the early stages of development. A release date and cast have not yet been announced. However, outgoing showrunner Jeb Stuart was upbeat: “I know that [die Serie] will be great whenever it comes out.” So, as a fan of the franchise, one can only hope that the departure of the showrunner isn’t too bad news and that we’ll have more news about the series soon.
Source: colliders
