We knew that Sony wanted to adapt Horizon and other flagship licenses on the big and small screen. It’s now official, Horizon Zero Dawn will be adapted by Netflix, and we will find the showrunner of The Umbrella Academy, one of the platform’s flagship series, at the helm.
Remember, in May 2022, Sony announced its ambitions for its flagship licenses such as God of War, Gran Turismo or even Horizon. Indeed, the manufacturer wishes to offer a large and small screen version of these successful games. We already know that a Gran Turismo film is in the pipeline, and is still looking for a distributor.
In addition, a Ghost of Tsushima film is also in preparation, with the director of the John Wick saga at the controls. Enough to guarantee carefully choreographed fights. Gold, we just learned that the adaptation of Horizon Zero Dawn is now official.
This new series inspired by the world of Guerrilla games will be broadcast on netflixand we will find behind the camera a certain Steve Blackmanthe executive producer and showrunner of the hit series The Umbrella Academy (the 4th and last season of the show should arrive soon elsewhere).
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The creator of Umbrella Academy will adapt Horizon for Netflix
In an article published by Netflix, Steve Blackman says more about his intentions and ambitions with this series : “Horizon Zero Dawn is an exceptionally well-crafted game with wonderful characters not often seen in the gaming world. Guerrilla Games has created an incredibly lush world teeming with men and machines, with trajectories that lead them to disaster. Their salvation comes in the form of a young warrior named Aloy, who has no idea she is the key to saving the world.” he describes.
He adds : “Yes, Aloy will be a main character in our story. My writing partner, Michelle Lovretta, and I are thrilled to be able to expand this remarkable franchise into a series for all types of viewers.”
To realize its vision of Horizon, Steve Blackman surrounded himself with several names in the industry like Abbey Morris (The Killing), Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan from Playstation Productions as well as Jan-Bart van Beek and Ben McCaw from Guerrilla. Roy Lee and Matthew Ball from the Vertigo production company are also involved in the project. So far, no exit window has been given.
Source : Deadline
