Netflix is diving into all-in video game tie-ins, and in a new Geeked Week stream, they have showcased few gaming-based projects which are coming very soon. The most interesting news is WitcherCon, co-sponsored by both CD Projekt Red and Netflix, but they also announced the Castlevania series and new Far Cry, provided an initial look at their Cuphead and League of Legends shows, and more. Below, you can have more info.
A brand-new Castlevania anime is on its way, and this time it is Castlevania: Rondo of Blood’s Richter Belmont, who will seemingly be killing vamps during the French Revolution.
Ubisoft has given Castlevania producer Adi Shankar the go-ahead to make a new series, which is based on Far Cry 3 expansion Blood Dragon but gonna take elements from many game titles. It is called Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix. Apart from the already-announced Blood Dragon show, a new Far Cry series is also in the works.
Coming to the Blood Dragon show, it’s gonna feature a slightly different name and a title card.
ANNOUNCING – Captain Laserhawk, A Blood Dragon Remix, an adaptation of the bestselling @Ubisoft game is in production with Netflix. #GeekedWeek pic.twitter.com/kJyp8PuRXh
— Netflix Geeked (@NetflixGeeked) June 11, 2021
There is also a teaser of the Splinter Cell animated series. Check this out below.
Here is the first clip of the Cuphead Show which features Wayne Brady as King Dice.
And here you can take a look at Arcane, the animated series set in the League of Legends universe.
Arcane comes to Netflix this fall, and The Cuphead Show is coming very soon. The rest of these projects don’t have any release window, although you might expect them sometime within next year.
