Some may say we are in a renaissance of video game adaptations as we've been treated to The Super Mario Bros. Movie, another Sonic the Hedgehog film, and TV series based on The Last of Us and Fallout, and could soon be getting adaptations of God of War, Ghost of Tsushima, and so many more. The best part? A lot of these look so much better than video game adaptations we’ve gotten in the past.
How many will actually make it through development and see the light of day remains to be seen, and only a fraction of these have actual release dates. But we're watching these projects, and we're tracking them!
For the purposes of this list, we classify a “video game movie” or "TV show" as an actual adaptation of an existing video game, so something like Wreck-It Ralph (which is just a movie about video games) wouldn’t qualify. They don’t have to be faithful adaptations – they just have to be based on a real game.
Click on through the slideshow below for a glimpse, or read on to find out about the biggest projects with definite details. And if you see something incorrect, missing, or in need of an update, let us know in the comments!
What Are the Next Video Game Movies and TV Shows Coming Out? 2024 and Beyond Release Dates
For those keeping track, here's the full lineup of upcoming video game movie and TV show adaptations:
Video Game Movies in 2024 and Beyond
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (December 20, 2024)
- A Minecraft Movie (April 4, 2025)
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (Dec. 5, 2025)
- Street Fighter (March 20, 2026)
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2 (April 3, 2026)
- The Legend of Zelda (TBA)
- Ghost of Tsushima (TBA)
- Until Dawn (TBA)
- The Sims (TBA)
- Gears of War (TBA)
- Mortal Kombat 2 (TBA)
- Return to Silent Hill (TBA)
- Death Stranding (TBA)
- Days Gone (TBA)
- Dredge (TBA)
- Pokemon: Detective Pikachu 2 (TBA)
- Stray (TBA)
- BioShock (TBA)
- Space Channel 5 (TBA)
- Comix Zone (TBA)
Video Game TV Shows in 2024 and Beyond
- Arcane: Season 2 (November 2024)
- The Last of Us: Season 2 (Spring 2025)
- Fallout: Season 2 (TBA)
- The Witcher: Season 4 and 5 (TBA)
- God of War (TBA)
- Mass Effect (TBA)
- Gears of War (TBA)
- Devil May Cry Anime (TBA)
- Twisted Metal: Season 2 (TBA)
- Assassin's Creed (TBA)
- Splinter Cell (TBA)
- Castlevania: Nocturne: Season 2 (TBA)
The following titles have been reported to be in development in the past but their status is currently unknown and they may no longer be actually happening:
Announced Video Game Movies (Status Unknown)
- Mega Man
- Just Cause
- Duke Nukem
- Gravity Rush
- Dead by Daylight
- It Takes Two
- Sifu
- Slime Rancher
- Ark: Survival Evolved
- Pac-Man
- Streets of Rage
- Sniper Elite
- Toe-Jam and Earl
- Jak and Daxter
- Call of Duty
- Half-Life
- Saints Row
- Portal
- Yakuza
- Beyond Good & Evil
- Firewatch
- Metal Gear Solid
- The Division
- Just Dance
- Dragon's Lair
- Splinter Cell (Presumed Cancelled)
Announced Video Game TV Shows (Status Unknown)
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- A Plague Tale
- Nier: Automata: Season 2
- Disco Elysium
- Hunt: Showdown
- Alan Wake
- System Shock
- Grounded
- Life Is Strange
- My Friend Pedro
- Skull & Bones
- Child of Light
- Brothers in Arms
The following are the most definite projects that are currently in the works.
Arcane: Season 2
Release Date: November 2024 on Netflix
The popular animated series based on League of Legends will return in November 2024, as will Hailee Steinfeld's Vi, Ella Purnell's Jinx, and Katie Leung's Caitlyn Kiramman. We were treated to the first trailer in January 2024 and it seems to confirm a major Season 1 fan theory. Most recently, Netflix has revealed a poster and a small teaser that has fans theorizing about a time skip.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Release Date: December 20, 2024
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will officially speed into theaters on December 20, 2024, and will follow the second film that became We don’t know much about this third entry, but confirmed that Shadow the Hedgehog would be a bit part of the film and we recently learned Keanu Reeves will be the one lending his voice to the character.
Attendees of CinemaCon 2024 were treated to the first footage of the film, but it has yet to be released to the public.
A Minecraft Movie
Release Date: April 4, 2025
Peter Sollett (Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist) had once been attached to direct the Minecraft movie, which But due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was delayed and now has a theatrical release date of April 4, 2025. Napoleon Dynamite's Jared Hess later took over as director.
alongside Jack Black, who will play Steve. Also building some stuff will be Jennifer Coolidge, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, and Sebastian Eugene Hansen.
Mortal Kombat 2
Release Date: October 24, 2025
New Line is moving forward with Mortal Kombat 2, the sequel to 2021’s live-action adaptation of the legendary fighting game series. Moon Knight’s Jeremy Slater is writing the script and Simon McQuoid, who helmed the first film, is back to direct again.
Karl Urban plays Johnny Cage and Adeline Rudolph will be taking on the role of Kitana.
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
Release Date: Dec. 5, 2025
Universal Pictures has confirmed that Five Nights at Freddy's 2 will make its way to theaters in 2025. However, we still don't know much about the film that will be the follow-up to Blumhouse Productions' most successful movie ever.
The Last of Us: Season 2
Release Date: Spring 2025 on Max
After a stellar first season, HBO's The Last of Us will be returning in 2025 with new episodes that are based off the second game in the Naughty Dog and PlayStation franchise. We haven't been given any details on the new season's story yet, but we did learn who will be playing some of our favorite characters from the game, including Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, Young Manzino as Jesse, and Isabella Merced as Dina.
It was also confirmed by showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann that Season 2 will have a shorter episode count, but that Season 3 could be "significantly larger."
In our review of HBO's The Last of Us, we said it "is a breathtaking adaptation of one of the most impactful stories told in video games and brilliantly brings Joel and Ellie’s journey to a whole new audience. Taking the essence of what made the original tale so enduring, it builds out the world of the game while also switching up some aspects to almost entirely stunning effect."
Street Fighter
Release Date: March 20, 2026
Danny and Michael Philippou, the Australian brothers who directed Talk to Me and are part of the YouTube channel RackaRacka, were supposed to direct Legendary's new Street Fighter movie but had to drop out due to scheduling issues. The film is moving ahead regardless with a 2026 release planned.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2
Release Date: April 3, 2026
Mario Day 2024 brought us the news that a new Super Mario Bros. Movie was officially in development and will be jump into theaters on April 3, 2026. We don't know much about the movie, but Shigeru Miyamoto shared the team is "thinking about broadening Mario's world further, and it'll have a bright an fun story!"
A sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie must have been the easiest decision for Nintendo as was seen by over 168.1 million people worldwide and made over $1.349 billion at the global box office.
Fallout: Season 2
Release Date: TBA on Prime Video
The first season of Prime Video's Fallout series was a huge success. In our Fallout TV show review, we said, "A bright and funny apocalypse filled with dark punchlines and bursts of ultra-violence, Fallout is among the best video game adaptations ever made."
While we don't know much about Season 2, showrunners Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner said the team is working "as fast as we possibly can" to get it out to fans. While you wait, be sure to check out the 14 things we want from the next batch of episodes.
The Witcher: Season 4 and 5
Release Date: TBA on Netflix
Netflix’s The Witcher will officially be returning for a fourth season, but it will be doing so with a new Geralt of Rivia as The Hunger Games’ Liam Hemsworth will be replacing Henry Cavill. We don't know much more about Season 4, but Netflix did share a first official look at Hemsworth as Geralt in May 2024. A fifth and final season is also in the works.
The Legend of Zelda
Release Date: TBA
The Legend of Zelda is officially getting the live-action film treatment and it's being produced by Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto and Avi Arad, chairman of Arad Productions and former founder and CEO of Marvel Studios.
While we don't know anything else about what story the film will tell, it will be directed by Wes Ball and will be co-financed by Nintendo and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. Nintendo will be financing more than 50% of the movie and the theatrical distribution will be done by Sony.
If, like us, you can't wait for The Legend of Zelda movie, be sure to check out that one time we predicted the film would eventually arrive via an April Fools' Day joke.
God of War TV Series
Release Date: TBA on Prime Video
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from Sony Pictures Television and PlayStation Productions. The show will follow the story that began in 2018’s God of War and will see Kratos and Atreus traveling to the highest peak in the nine realms of Norse mythology to spread the ashes of their late wife/mother.
At CES 2024, Sony confirmed writing was underway for the series. In October 2024, it was reported that Ronald D. Moore (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander) had replaced the show's previous producers Rafe Judkins, Hawk Ostby and Mark Fergus as showrunner.
Mass Effect
Release Date: TBA on Prime Video
A Mass Effect movie adaptation was in the works at least as far back as 2010, though it never wound up happening.
In December, 2021, however, it was reported that Amazon was working on a deal to adapt the game as a TV series. It once again took a while, but in November 2024, it was confirmed that Amazon MGM studios had begun development on the TV version. Daniel Casey (10 Cloverfield Lane) will write and executive produce the show, while other producers include EA/BioWare's Michael Gamble, who's leading development on the next Mass Effect game, and Avi Arad, who was part of that initial movie announcement all those years back.
Ghost of Tsushima
Release Date: TBA
Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions are that will be helmed by John Wick director Chad Stahelski. We don’t know much about the project that is set to adapt the story of the game, but Stahelski has confirmed
Stahelski also mentioned he is looking at ways to "expand further" into sequels and TV. So, expect a lot of Ghost of Tsushima in the future!
Until Dawn
Release Date: TBA
Supermassive Games' Until Dawn is set to get a film adaptation with Shazam! and Lights Out director David F. Sandberg. The Invitation's Blair Butler wrote the script and It's Gary Dauberman is doing the latest pass on it.
The Sims
Release Date: TBA
EA's long-running life simulation series The Sims is getting the big-screen treatment from Loki season 1 director Kate Heron and Margot Robbie's production company Lucky Chap. We have yet to learn anything else about the project, but it should be welcome news for fans nonetheless.
Gears of War Movie and Animated Series
Release Date: TBA
Netflix has partnered with The Coalition to The movie will arrive first and, if these projects do well, there is “potential for more stories to follow!”
In March 2023, it was announced that the Gears of War movie will be written by Dune and Doctor Strange's Jon Spaihts.
Return to Silent Hill
Release Date: TBA
Return to Silent Hill is the upcoming film based on Silent Hill 2 and is "a mythological love story about someone so deeply in love, they're willing to go to hell to save someone." The film will see Jeremy Irvine and Hanna Emily Anderson taking on the lead roles and a recent Silent Hill Transmission gave us a behind-the-scenes look at the production of the movie. A first look at the terrifying Pyramid Head was also revealed earlier this year.
Death Stranding
Release Date: TBA
Hideo Kojima's Kojima Productions has partnered with A24 to adapt Death Stranding into a live-action feature film.
"The film promises to delve into the mysteries surrounding the apocalyptic event called the 'Death Stranding', which blurred the lines between life and death, and brought forth nightmarish creatures into a world on the brink of collapse," the official synopsis reads.
Devil May Cry Anime Series
Release Date: TBA
Netflix's Castlevania showrunner Adi Shanker is officially working on a new anime series based on Devil May Cry. We haven't learned much yet about the series, but Netflix's DROP 01 event gave us a short teaser trailer that previews the wild action to come.
Twisted Metal: The Series: Season 2
Release Date: TBA on Peacock
Twisted Metal star Anthony Mackie confirmed at 2023's The Game Awards that the Peacock show will be returning for a second season.
"I have to give a Sweet Tooth-sized thank you to our incredible fans – I read every comment and was so blown away by everyone's love, support, and rabid enthusiasm for a paper bag," Showrunner Michael Jonathan Smith wrote in a press release. "We are beyond thankful we get to continue the story of John Doe, Quiet, and Sweet Tooth as they face off against familiar faces and new grim foes in the long-awaited Twisted Metal tournament. The mixtape is made, and I’m thrilled to get back on the road with our stellar cast and crew."
In our Twisted Metal: The Series review, we said, "Though overloaded with jokes at times, Twisted Metal is a miraculously enjoyable blend of comedy, violence, and thoughtfulness."
Days Gone
Release Date: TBA
with X-Men: First Class story developer Sheldon Turner. The producers are said to be eyeing Outlander star Sam Heughan to play Deacon St. John.
Dredge
Release Date: TBA
Dredge, the part creature collector and part eerie horror Lovecraftian fishing game, will be getting a big screen adaptation from Story Kitchen. The media company wants fans to think of this film as "The Sixth Sense on the water. A grounded atmospheric cosmic horror blend of HP Lovecraft and Ernest Hemingway."
Pokemon: Detective Pikachu 2
Release Date: TBA
Legendary Pictures announced a sequel to Detective Pikachu in January 2019, two months before the original hit theaters. 22 Jump Street's Oren Uziel wrote a draft of the screenplay, and in 2023 it was revealed that Jonathan Krisel is directing and Chris Galletta is the latest writer to take on the follow-up.
Stray
Release Date: TBA
Annapurna has confirmed that a Stray animated movie is in development, and it comes from the studios new animated division that is led by former Disney Animation executives Robert Baird and Andrew Millstein.
BioShock
Release Date: TBA
There's always a lighthouse, and apparently there's always a BioShock adaptation in the works. After a previous attempt to bring the beloved first-person shooter to film form fell apart at Universal years ago, Netflix and Take-Two announced in early 2022 that a BioShock film adaptation is in the works for the streaming service. and Logan and Blade Runner 2049 writer Michael Green will pen the script for the story that will be “really true to the game itself.”
In October 2023, it was confirmed the was still in the writing stage but that the team was very optimistic about how the project was going, and in July 2024 producer Roy Lee said the film was still in the works but with a reduced budget.
Assassin's Creed TV Series
Release Date: TBA on Netflix
Netflix has announced that it will produce a live-action Assassin's Creed series, executive produced by Ubisoft's Jason Altman and Danielle Kreinik, which will be the first of multiple new projects. The live-action series will be an "epic, genre-bending live action adaptation." The collaboration will "tap into the iconic video game’s trove of dynamic stories" to create live-action, animated and anime series.
Unfortunately, the series lost Die Hard writer Jeb Stuart back in January 2023.
Splinter Cell Movie and TV Series
Release Date: Presumed Cancelled for the Movie, TBA for Series on Netflix
Many fans around the world have been hoping that Sam Fisher will finally make his long-awaited return. While we know a Splinter Cell Remake is on its way, it was also revealed that a movie and TV series were also in the works.
Back in 2012, it was reported that Tom Hardy was going to be starring as Fisher in a film adaptation, but we haven't heard any meaningful updates since around 2015 when Hardy said filming would begin in early 2016. As for the show, our last official update was in 2021 when Netflix gave a first look at what the animated series adaptation would look like.
Castlevania: Nocturne: Season 2
Release Date: TBA on Netflix
Netflix's Castlevania: Nocturne is coming back for a new season and will follow the "next chapter in the rise of Richter Belmont."
In our review of Castlevania: Nocturne's first season, we said it "fires on just about every cylinder it needs to. Action, horror, and period-specific turmoil coalesce in a sequel series of comparable quality to the first season of Castlevania."
Which of these video game movie or TV show adaptations are you most looking forward to? Let's discuss in the comments!
Note: This story was updated on 11/7/2024. It was originally posted on 10/21/2021.