Sony has reportedly announced that TV series are in development for three more of PlayStation’s biggest franchises.
During a business briefing on Thursday, Sony Pictures Entertainment confirmed that the company is currently working on TV adaptations ofGod of War, Horizon andGran Turismo, according to Japan-based analyst and investment adviser David Gibson.
Amazonhas secured the streaming rights to the God of War series, whileNetflixhas picked up Horizon.
UPDATE:It’s been claimed that the Gran Turismo project is actually a movie adaptation rather than a TV one, and thatSony is eying District 9 director Neill Blomkamp to helm the film.
ORIGINAL STORY CONTINUES:Deadlinefirst reported in March that Sony Pictures Television andPlayStationProductions weredeveloping a live-action God of War TV series.
It said the iconic action-adventure franchise was being adapted for TV by The Expanse creators/executive producers Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby and The Wheel of Time executive producer/showrunner Rafe Judkins.
Sony IR - 3 positives in the presentation 1) Horizon (Netflix), God of War (Amazon) and Gran Turismo in TV development 2) 2 live service games coming in FY3/23 are not Destiny and 3) PC gaming revenues will surge 3.8x in FY3/23 (which I think relates to live service games)#sony
It also claimed Amazon was in negotiations with Sony to secure the streaming rights for Prime Video.
PlayStation Productions is a studio formed in 2019bySony Interactive Entertainmentto adapt its original game properties for film and television in partnership with Sony Pictures.
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January’s Uncharted movie starring Tom Holland, which had a $120 million budget, was the first major PlayStation Productions project to be released.
The studio is also working on aThe Last of Us HBO TV seriesco-written by Chernobyl creator Mazin, a live-actionGhost of Tsushima moviehelmed by John Wick director Chad Stahelski, aTwisted Metal TV seriesfrom Deadpool’s writers, and aJak and Daxter adaptationfrom Uncharted movie director Ruben Fleischer,among other projects.
