All Upcoming Video Game Movies and TV Shows: 2023 Release Dates and Beyond – IGN

Some may say we are entering a renaissance of video game adaptations as we will soon be treated to The Super Mario Bros. movie, another Sonic the Hedgehog film, TV series based on The Last of Us, God of War, Fallout, 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, and we’re here to gather all the latest details on the biggest ones in the works.

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” as an actual film 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? 2023 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 2023 and Beyond

• The Super Mario Bros. Movie (April 7, 2023)
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (December 20, 2024)
• Minecraft: The Movie (TBA)
• Pokemon: Detective Pikachu 2 (TBA)
• Borderlands (TBA)
• BioShock (TBA)
• Yakuza (TBA)
• Death Stranding (TBA)
• Mega Man (TBA)
• Beyond Good & Evil (TBA)
• Metal Gear Solid (TBA)
• Just Cause (TBA)
• Duke Nukem (TBA)
• Firewatch (TBA)
• Ghost of Tsushima (TBA)
• Gran Turismo (TBA)
• It Takes Two (TBA)
• Saints Row (TBA)
• Sifu (TBA)
• Beyond Good and Evil (TBA)
• Mortal Kombat 2 (TBA)
• Ark: Survival Evolved (TBA)
• Days Gone (TBA)
• Space Channel 5 (TBA)
• Comix Zone (TBA)
• Pac-Man (TBA)
• Streets of Rage (TBA)
• Call of Duty (Status Unknown)
• Half-Life (Status Unknown)
• Portal (Status Unknown)
• Firewatch (Status Unknown)
• The Division (Status Unknown)
• Five Nights at Freddy’s (Status Unknown)
• Just Dance (Status Unknown)
• Dragon’s Lair (Status Unknown)

Video Game TV Shows in 2023 and Beyond

• The Last of Us (January 15, 2023)
• The Witcher: Season 3 (Summer 2023)
• Halo: Season 2 (TBA)
• Untitled Knuckles Series (TBA)
• Tomb Raider Anime Series (TBA)
• Pokemon Live-Action Series (TBA)
• Arcane: Season 2 (TBA)
• Assassin’s Creed (TBA)
• Castlevania Spin-Off Series (TBA)
• Fallout (TBA)
• Mass Effect (TBA)
• Final Fantasy XIV (TBA)
• Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix (TBA)
• Devil May Cry (TBA)
• Nier: Automata (TBA)
• Horizon (TBA)
• Gears of War (TBA)
• Alan Wake (TBA)
• Twisted Metal (TBA)
• God of War (TBA)
• System Shock (TBA)
• Grounded (TBA)
• Splinter Cell (TBA)
• Brothers in Arms (Status Unknown)

Here are the most definite projects that are currently in the works.

Halo: Season 2

Release Date: TBA

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While a planned movie adaptation of the original Halo never materialized, the franchise is now a TV series at Paramount+ and its second season is currently in production in Iceland. In our review of Season 1 of Halo, we said that it “isn’t a perfect adaptation of the games, but it ultimately succeeds in expanding the series’ mythology and taking a more character-driven approach to Master Chief’s adventures.”

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Release Date: December 20, 2024

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will officially speed into theaters on December 20, 2024, and will follow the second film that became the highest-grossing video game movie of all time in the US. We don’t know much about this third entry, but the post-credits scene of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 confirms that a fan-favorite will be joining the cast when it arrives in theaters.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Release Date: April 7, 2023

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After years of seeming like little more than a pipe dream, the Mario movie is actually happening. What’s more, Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt is voicing Mario. The cast also includes Anya Taylor-Joy as Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, and Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong. Longtime Mario voice actor Charles Martinet will appear, though he’ll be playing a number of unknown cameo roles this time.

We’ve received a few looks at the film so far and it teases a wonderful adventure that will be released in theaters on April 7, 2023.

The Last of Us

Release Date: January 15, 2023

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HBO is adapting The Last of Us as a series with Chernobyl’s Craig Mazin overseeing the project and Naughty Dog co-president Neil Druckmann both writing and producing. The Mandalorian’s Pedro Pascal will star as Joel and Game of Thrones’ Bella Ramsey stars as Ellie, and the 10-episode first season will adapt the first game, but it will “deviate greatly” in some of its episodes.

God of War

Release Date: TBA

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Prime Video has officially announced that a God of War live-action series is in the works 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.

Horizon

Release Date: TBA

Sony announced that it is developing a Netflix series based on the world of Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West. The series may be called Horizon 2074 and Umbrella Academy director Steve Blackman is attached to helm the project.

Ghost of Tsushima

Release Date: TBA

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Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions are developing a film adaptation of Ghost of Tsushima 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 he wants the movie language and cast to be Japanese.

Gran Turismo

Release Date: August 11, 2023

A Gran Turismo movie will race into theaters on August 11, 2023, and filming began on the project in November 2022. District 9 and Elysium director Neill Blomkamp is directing the film and is “based on the inspiring true story of a Gran Turismo player, Jann Mardenborough, who won a series of gaming competitions leading him to become an actual professional racecar driver.”

Fallout

Release Date: TBA

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Prime Video is developing a Fallout series and the team behind the project shared a first-look image to celebrate the franchise’s 25th anniversary in October 2022. The series is being adapted for TV by Westworld’s Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan and it will star Walton Goggins, Ella Purnell, and Kyle MacLachlan.

Not much has been revealed about the series, but it looks to follow survivors from Vault 33 and it has been said that Goggins will play a character “based on the ghouls.”

Untitled Knuckles Series

Release Date: 2023

Knuckles from Sonic the Hedgehog will get his own series on Paramount+, with Idris Elba reprising his voice role from Sonic 2. The series will be live-action and hit in 2023.

Minecraft: The Movie

Release Date: TBA

Peter Sollett (Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist) has been attached to direct the Minecraft movie, which will tell the story of a teenage girl trying to save the Overworld from an Ender Dragon. The film was scheduled to be released in March 2022, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic it has now been indefinitely delayed.

In April 2022, Aquaman star Jason Momoa was in talks to star in the movie, but nothing much has been heard of the project since then. According to The Ankler, the rights to Minecraft expire in January 2023, so the studio would have to start production by then.

Gears of War Movie and Animated Series

Release Date: TBA

Netflix has partnered with The Coalition to develop a Gears of War live-action movie and an adult animated series. The movie will arrive first and, if these projects do well, there is “potential for more stories to follow!”

Mortal Kombat 2

Release Date: TBA

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New Line is said to be 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 looks to be writing the script and it aims to pick up from where the original left off.

Tomb Raider Anime Series

Release Date: TBA

Netflix is developing a Tomb Raider anime series set within the universe of the reboot games (specifically, after the events of 2018’s Shadow of the Tomb Raider). However, Agent Carter’s Hayley Atwell will voice Lara rather than the game’s voice actress Camilla Luddington.

Death Stranding

Release Date: TBA

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Hideo Kojima’s Kojima Productions has partnered with Barbarian executive producer Alex Lebovici’s Hammerstone Studios to develop and produce a movie based on Death Stranding. We don’t know much about the project yet, but it has been confirmed to “introduce new elements and characters within the Death Stranding universe.”

Twisted Metal: The Series

Release Date: TBA

A Twisted Metal series is in the works at Peacock and it looks to very much take inspiration from Zombieland. The adaptation was announced back in 2019 and looks to star Anthony Mackie as John Doe alongside Will Arnett’s Sweet Tooth, Stephanie Beatriz’s Quiet, Thomas Haden Church’s Agent Stone, and Neve Campbell’s Raven.

Days Gone

Release Date: TBA

PlayStation Productions is reportedly developing a film based on Days Gone 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.

Pokemon: Detective Pikachu 2 & Pokemon Live-Action Series

Release Date: TBA

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Legendary Pictures announced a sequel to Detective Pikachu in January 2019, two months before the original hit theaters. While there’s been little news since, the strong performance of the first movie gives us no reason to assume the sequel isn’t still a top priority. 22 Jump Street’s Oren Uziel is penning the screenplay. However, Detective Pikachu star Justice Smith hasn’t been feeling too great about the sequel.

Meanwhile, Netflix is reportedly developing a live-action Pokemon series from Joe Henderson (Almost Human). No other details are available on the series at this time.

Borderlands

Release Date: TBA

The Borderlands movie was announced back in 2016, to be produced by Avi and Ari Arad and written by Aaron Berg. While news was slow for several years after that, Lionsgate surprised fans in February 2020 by announcing Hostel’s Eli Roth will direct the movie, with Chernobyl’s Craig Mazin penning a new screenplay draft. Cate Blanchett has been confirmed to star as Lilith, and Kevin Hart will also star as Roland. The cast also includes Ariana Greenblatt as Tiny Tina, Florian Munteanu as Kreig, Jamie Lee Curtis as Tannis, and Jack Black as Claptrap. Production has officially ended for the Borderlands movie, and CinemaCon 2022 gave us our first look at the adaptation.

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. Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence is on-board to direct the film and Logan and Blade Runner 2049 writer Micahel Green will pen the script for the story that will be “really true to the game itself.”

The Witcher: Season 3 & 4

Release Date: Season 3: Summer 2023 – Season 4: TBA

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 after Season 3, which is set to be released on Netflix in Summer 2023.

The Witcher: Blood Origin

Release Date: December 25, 2022

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The Witcher: Blood Origin is a new spin-off prequel series set in the same world as The Witcher. The series will look at a period 1,200 years before The Witcher’s protagonist Geralt of Rivia walked the lands of the Northern Kingdoms. This series will focus on how the first Witcher was created and is planned as a six-part live-action show from original series’ showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, and Declan de Barra, who wrote the Season 1 episode “Of Banquets, Bastards and Burials.” Sophia Brown (Giri/Haji) stars as Éile alongside Laurence O’Fuarin (Vikings) and Michelle Yeoh (Star Trek: Discovery), who will play Fjall and Scían respectively.

The Witcher: Blood Origin will be released on Netflix on December 25 and, in our review, we said that it “proves that there is plenty of narrative meat left on the bone of Andrzej Sapkowski’s imaginative universe, with dynamic heroes and an action-packed story.”

Arcane: Season 2

Release Date: TBA

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The popular animated series based on League of Legends will return, as will Hailee Steinfeld’s Vi, Ella Purnell’s Jinx, and Katie Leung’s Caitlyn Kiramman.

Space Channel 5 and Comix Zone

Release Date: TBA

SEGA’s Comix Zone and Space Channel 5 are getting their own movies and they are being brought to the big screen by Picturestart.

Assassin’s Creed

Release Date: TBA

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.

Which of these video game movie or TV show adaptations are you most looking forward to? Let’s discuss in the comments!

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Note: This story was updated on 12/18/2022. It was originally posted on 10/21/2021.