"The Deadline report added that filming is due to begin next year in Italy, which will also be a setting for the show. However, the time period for the series is unknown. The games jump throughout history and the modern day. As announced previously, Roberto Patino (Westworld) and David Wiener (Halo) are the showrunners for the untitled Assassin's Creed show. In 2023, the previous showrunner, Jeb Stuart, quit the show over a "difference in vision.""
"Netflix's Assassin's Creed TV show is progressing ahead, with actor Toby Wallace joining the series as its first confirmed actor. Wallace, known for his roles on HBO's Euphoria and the movie The Bikeriders, will be a series regular on the show in an unspecified co-lead role, Deadline reported. The official Netflix account confirmed Wallace's involvement."
"Before this, 20th Century Fox produced 2016's live-action Assassin's Creed movie starring Michael Fassbender, and it made more than $240 million worldwide. In addition to this new live-action series, Netflix is producing an animated series based on Assassin's Creed. Ubisoft is also developing a new Assassin's Creed game for Netflix Games. This news about the Assassin's Creed TV show comes just after Ubisoft announced that the Assassin's Creed series is showing strong momentum. Another Ubisoft franchise, Far Cry, is getting a TV show as well--it was recently ordered to series for Hulu."
Toby Wallace has been confirmed as the first series regular on Netflix's live-action Assassin's Creed TV series in an unspecified co-lead role. Filming is due to begin next year in Italy, which will also serve as a setting, while the series time period remains unknown. Roberto Patino and David Wiener serve as showrunners after Jeb Stuart departed in 2023 over a "difference in vision." Netflix is also producing an animated Assassin's Creed series, and Ubisoft is developing a new Assassin's Creed game for Netflix Games. The franchise is reported to be showing strong momentum, and Far Cry is receiving a TV adaptation for Hulu.
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