Netflix And Sega Line Up Three Game Adaptations
Sega is handing three of its game properties to Netflix at once, with the same producer, Toru Nakahara, attached to all three, so the partnership runs across the company's catalog rather than one title.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Netflix announced on Monday that it is working with Sega on three adaptations of Sega games. The companies are producing a live-action comedy film based on Crazy Taxi, written by Dan Gregor and Doug Mand, plus a live-action crime film inspired by the upcoming Stranger Than Heaven. A third project is a children's animated Sonic the Hedgehog series aimed at upper preschoolers. Neal H. Moritz and Toby Ascher produce the Crazy Taxi film with Sega's Toru Nakahara, who also produces the other two.
Toru Nakahara is the thread running through all three projects. He produces the Crazy Taxi film alongside Neal H. Moritz and Toby Ascher, produces the Stranger Than Heaven film, and produces the Sonic series with Carlos Stevens. Gregor and Mand, who wrote the Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers film and the Naked Gun reboot, handle the Crazy Taxi script. The Sonic show is aimed at upper preschoolers. Crazy Taxi: World Tour, a new entry in the racing series, is set for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store in 2027, while Stranger Than Heaven arrives January 15 for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam.
- Crazy Taxi live-action film: Live-action comedy; script by Dan Gregor and Doug Mand; produced by Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, and Toru Nakahara
- Stranger Than Heaven live-action film: Live-action crime film inspired by the Sega and Ryu ga Gotoku Studio game; Nakahara produces
- Sonic the Hedgehog animated series: Children's series for upper preschoolers; Carlos Stevens and Nakahara produce
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