Netflix’s planned Assassin’s Creed adaptation adds its first series regular with an actor from HBO’s Euphoria. The action-adventure show is based on the long-running Ubisoft video game franchise of the same name. Assassin’s Creed was given the green light earlier this year, with Roberto Patino, whose prior work includes writing for Sons of Anarchy and Westworld, and David Wiener, who wrote for the Halo TV series, acting as creators, showrunners, and executive producers.
No official cast was announced alongside the creative team working on the Netflix adaptation, but Deadline is now reporting that Assassin’s Creed has cast the first co-lead. Toby Wallace, who is set to appear in season 3 of Euphoria, has been cast in an undisclosed role in the live-action series. While no other cast members were shared alongside Wallace, it shows that Assassin’s Creed is actively casting, with further actors likely to follow soon.
While details surrounding Netflix’s Assassin’s Creed series remain under wraps, the series promises to delve into the world gamers know well, exploring the conflicting factions and the thrilling stakes it offers.
Assassin’s Creed is a high-octane thriller centered on the secret war between two shadowy factions — one set on determining mankind’s future through control and manipulation, while the other fights to preserve free will. The series follows its characters across pivotal historical events as they battle to shape humanity’s destiny.
What’s next for Toby Wallace and Netflix’s ‘Assassin’s Creed’ series?
Wallace is set to be a series regular on season 3 of Euphoria, which is expected to debut in 2026. The actor has been making waves with noted directors, having recently appeared in Ron Howard’s Eden and Jeff Nichols’ The Bikeriders. He has also worked with Danny Boyle on the limited series Pistol, and recently appeared in Justin Lin’s Last Days. Euphoria season 3 will be followed by his turn in Assassin’s Creed.
While much is still unknown about Netflix’s Assassin’s Creed series, the team behind the show released a statement promising to tackle the show in a way that honors the spirit of the game franchise, which they are fans of.
We’ve been fans of Assassin’s Creed since its release in 2007. Every day we work on this show, we come away excited and humbled by the possibilities that Assassin’s Creed opens to us. Beneath the scope, the spectacle, the parkour and the thrills is a baseline for the most essential kind of human story — about people searching for purpose, struggling with questions of identity and destiny and faith. It is about power and violence and sex and greed and vengeance.
But more than anything, this is a show about the value of human connection, across cultures, across time. And it’s about what we stand to lose as a species when those connections break. We’ve got an amazing team behind us with the folks at Ubisoft and our champions at Netflix, and we’re committed to creating something undeniable for fans all over the planet.
The series is also likely to distance itself from the lackluster 2016 Assassin’s Creed film, which starred Michael Fassbender, as it was poorly received despite capturing some of the game’s hallmarks. Further details about the Netflix video game adaptation will be forthcoming, with more casting news potentially hitting soon.