‘Assassin’s Creed’ Anime Series In The Works From ‘Castlevania’ Producer
Remember back in the day when we thoughtAssassin’s Creedcould break thedreaded video game movie curseby actually being, you know,good? Well, so much for that. If a director as interesting as Justin Kurzel and a leading man as strong as Michael Fassbender can’t make it work, it may be time to pack it all in.
But no one toldUbisoft, the company behind theAssassin’s Creedseries, who have recruited producerAdi Shankarto develop an animated series set in the world of the video games.
The news comes straight from Shankar himself, who took tohis Facebook pageto share word that Ubisoft has recruited him to “create an original story” set in theAssassin’s Creeduniverse as “an anime series.” Here’s the full quote:
I’m happy to let you guys know that I’ve selected my next project! I played the first edition of Assassin’s Creed the year I moved to Los Angeles to pursue my dream. At that moment I knew absolutely no one in the industry and could never have imagined that one day Ubisoft would ask me to take the world of Assassin’s Creed and create an original story set in it as an anime series. If anyone tells you not to follow your passion in life they are wrong.
There are two pieces of news to chew on here. First, there’s the suggestion that Ubisoft is perfectly willing to look past the critical and financial failure of theAssassin’s Creedfeature film and keep on trucking. After all, it’s no secret thatthey have big ambitions for the big and small screen. Second, this will be Shankar’s second animated show based on a popular video game series. His animated take onCastlevaniais set to premiere on Netflix this Friday,June 08, 2025.
Assassin’s Creed, while not particularly good, did break the video game movie mold in that it was part of the same universe as the popular historical science fiction games, sitting alongside the stories told on video game consoles instead of actually adapting them. Although we don’t know much, this new series seems to be following a similar path – those who have played every game and are obsessed with this nutty world and its increasingly convoluted mythology will have to watch this series if they want to keep up with everything.
Interestingly, this news has me more curious than ever about theCastlevaniaseries. Does Shankar’s hiring suggest that Ubisoft saw what he did with transforming another video game franchise into an animated series and decided to get in on that action? It’s also possible that Shankar is making it clear that he has another gig prior toCastlevaniadisappointing everyone this weekend, which is a very common move in Hollywood.
In either case, we can look forward to seeing some moreAssassin’s Creedon the small screen at some point. Could it follow inCastlevania’s footsteps and go to Netflix? We shall see.
