Netflix has formally acquired the rights to the upcoming TV adaptation of Catan, based mostly on the long-lasting Asmodee board recreation created by German designer Klaus Teuber. Moreover receiving a TV present, the acquisition deal additionally contains plans for unscripted, live-action, and animated initiatives.
What will we learn about Netflix’s Catan TV present?
In the intervening time, Netflix hasn’t revealed the artistic staff that’ll work on the Catan TV present. In response to THR, will probably be set in “a spot the place settlers should navigate bountiful and diversified landscapes, shifting alliances and restricted sources, whereas robbers roam the land.” Earlier than the Netflix acquisition, producer Gail Katz and Sony Photos had beforehand tried to adapt the sport right into a film in 2017.
“Anybody who has performed Catan is aware of that the extraordinary technique on the core of the sport has countless alternatives for some critical drama,” Netflix govt Jinny Howe stated in a press release. “We’re thrilled to companion throughout sequence, options, animation, and video games to carry this world to life for hardcore Settlers and new followers alike.”
Catan was first launched in 1995 in Germany, the place it was initially referred to as The Settlers of Catan. It’s a multiplayer board recreation that requires gamers to tackle the roles of settlers on a fictional island. Since its debut, it has already bought greater than 45 million copies globally and been translated into over 40 languages.
“When our father Klaus Teuber first launched Catan 30 years in the past, he imagined an aspirational world the place folks would collect by buying and selling, constructing, and settling collectively — each on the desk and past it,” Benjamin and Guido Teuber shared. “This collaboration with Netflix marks an thrilling new chapter in that journey. For 3 many years, Catan has related households and associates all over the world. Now, we’re thrilled to see it encourage storytelling on a world stage — staying true to our father’s imaginative and prescient of creativity, technique, and human connection.”
Asmodee CEO Thomas Koegler added, “Hundreds of thousands of persons are having fun with Catan because it was created, and for a lot of, it stays a gateway to fashionable board gaming. I’m thrilled to see the sport increasing to a bigger viewers who will uncover the richness of its universe. I discover it thrilling for the way forward for the model. It’s additionally a testomony that board gaming is really half of popular culture and a preferred type of leisure in everybody’s houses, and I’m delighted to proceed Asmodee’s relationship with Netflix.”
(Supply: THR)
