Netflix’s Assassin’s Creed Series: Release Window, Cast Lineup, Plot Details, and Everything You Need to Know

Well, after what feels like more centuries than there are in an Assassin's Creed game, Netflix's live-action take on the famous video game franchise is actually happening. Yes, really. After six years of on-again, off-again development and nearly a decade since Michael Fassbender's headache-inducing jump to the big screen, the secret cabals of Assassins and Templars are finally taking their shadowy parkour onto the small screen.

The Long Road to TV

This TV project was first floated back in 2020, when Netflix and Ubisoft announced big, meaty plans for not just a live-action Assassin's Creed series, but also animated and anime offshoots. That was the era when streaming was diving face-first into franchise adaptations, and Assassin's Creed was a no-brainer—at least in theory.

Early on, action movie veteran Jeb Stuart ('Die Hard', 'The Fugitive') was attached to write, but by 2023, he bailed. For a while, the series wandered in development limbo, until Netflix gave it the green light in summer 2025. That set the stage for a new creative team: Roberto Patino (with a resume spanning 'Sons of Anarchy', 'Westworld', 'Zero Day') and David Wiener, who not only has video game TV adaptation chops from 'Halo', but also credits on 'Fear the Walking Dead' and 'Homecoming'.

Here’s how Patino and Wiener summed up their approach:

'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.'

What's the Story? (And Are We Really Going to Ancient Rome?)

Instead of just mashing up scenarios from the fourteen mainline Assassin's Creed games and dozens of spin-offs, the Netflix series is going full original. But don’t worry, it’s still all about those eternally feuding secret societies—the Assassins and the Templars—locked in a centuries-spanning tug-of-war over cosmic mind-control bling known as the Pieces of Eden.

Here’s what’s genuinely new: the series digs into the Roman Empire—specifically Rome, 64 AD. Which, for Assassin's Creed, is fresh territory. (If you’re deep into the games, yes, you’ve prowled Rome in 'Brotherhood' and run across Romans in 'Origins', but never anything quite like this.) The show promises a 'high-octane thriller' vibe, and according to official description, this is all about a 'secret war' over humanity's fate—either through manipulation and control, or free will.

And as a bonus for lore nerds: the main characters are all new. Sure, they’re still ducking authorities, jumping off ledges, and stabbing enemies in stylish ways, but these aren’t recycled game protagonists. The creators seem intent on making this their own story without just rehashing what’s already digital canon—arguably the smart move, considering the games’ timeline gymnastics.

Who's Making and Starring in It?

Netflix is clearly spending money—and pulling together a genuinely international cast and crew. Johan Renck is directing the pilot. If the name doesn’t ring a bell, think of a guy who’s shot episodes of 'Breaking Bad', 'The Walking Dead', 'Vikings', plus the Adam Sandler-in-space flick 'Spaceman'. So, yeah, he gets atmosphere and action.

The main cast is stacked, in a refreshingly un-franchise-y way:

• Toby Wallace ('Babyteeth', 'Euphoria')
• Lola Petticrew ('Bloodlands', 'Say Nothing')
• Laura Marcus ('Bad Education', 'Death by Lightning')
• Zachary Hart ('Slow Horses', 'The Witcher: Blood Origin')
• Tanzyn Crawford ('A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms', 'Tiny Beautiful Things')
• Claes Bang ('The Northman', 'The Square')
• Nabhaan Rizwan ('Dope Girls', 'In Camera')

The supporting lineup adds even more international flavor: Noomi Rapace, Sean Harris, Ramzy Bedia, Corrado Invernizzi, Youssef Kerkour, Mirren Mack, Louis McCartney, and Sandra Guldberg Kamp. In other words, lots of faces who look at home in murder-capes.

Production — and the Not-So-Hidden Release Window

Production physically started in Italy—Rome, naturally—on March 10, 2026. So this means: don’t hold your breath for a trailer soon, because earliest we’ll see the finished project on Netflix is likely 2027. Unless time travel is actually real, and if so, someone please leak me the finished pilot.

For the truly invested, the showrunners have already started hyping big themes—connection, faith, cultural clashes, the loss of humanity when we forget how to get along. Or to quote the mission statement:

'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.'

And if you need a final rah-rah from the Ubisoft side, here’s executive producer Margaret Boykin’s take:

'We look forward to delivering an experience that speaks to the heart of what fans love about Assassin's Creed, while introducing its unforgettable worlds and timeless themes to new audiences worldwide.'

So, yeah, after all the years of rumors and restarts, Netflix is officially all-in on Assassin's Creed. Rome awaits, hidden blades and all.