Netflix is making a Crazy Taxi film out of a game with no plot, and the Naked Gun writers have to invent one
The team behind 'The Naked Gun' are switching lanes to Netflix for a film based on a ’90s-born racing game — and the pick might surprise you.
Now here’s a development you probably didn’t have on your 2026 bingo card: Netflix is gearing up for a feature-film spin on Sega’s gloriously chaotic arcade favourite, Crazy Taxi. A fresh report from Variety says this is all part of a broader, multi-title pact between the streamer and the gaming publisher—so yes, we’re in for more than just high-octane cab rides.
Netflix and Sega have kicked off a multi-project partnership, the centrepiece of which is a full-length Crazy Taxi movie adaptation.
Who’s Stepping On The Gas?
Script duties for this one are landing with Dan Gregor and Doug Mand, who only just came off handling the rebooted The Naked Gun in 2025—no small job, that. Steering the production side, you’ll find Neal H. Moritz and Toby Ascher from Original Film, joined by Sega’s own Toru Nakahara (he’s spent years attached to various Sonic outings, so knows his way around a game adaptation). The names give this thing a bit more heft than your average game-to-movie churn.
Not Just One Game
But Crazy Taxi isn’t the only Sega IP driving onto Netflix. This deal ropes in at least two more under the Sega banner: a Sonic the Hedgehog animated kids’ series (because those things can seemingly never have too many iterations) and a film based on the slightly more obscure video game, Stranger Than Heaven. An eclectic mix, if ever there was one.
- Netflix and Sega: new partnership for three major adaptations
- Feature-length Crazy Taxi film written by the duo behind 2025’s The Naked Gun
- Producers include Original Film regulars and Sega’s trusted in-house exec
- Alongside, an animated Sonic kids’ project and a Stranger Than Heaven movie are in the works
There are no plot details for Crazy Taxi yet, and there’s zero word on casting—so anyone’s guess who’ll be yanking the handbrake and launching off city ramps. For now, all you need to know is, you’ll be seeing a lot more Sega on Netflix before too long.
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