Published Mar 20, 2026, 10:46 AM EDT
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The future of Assassin’s Creed has officially been confirmed, and it looks like we're headed back to a familiar location — but at a relatively unfamiliar time.
One of the great things about Assassin's Creed is that it can go pretty much anywhere in human history. We've explored Victorian London, the Italian Renaissance, Ancient Egypt, and even Ming Dynasty China. Now, Netflix has confirmed its upcoming live-action Assassin's Creed series will be heading to Rome, 64 AD.
It's A New Chapter For Assassin's Creed
Haven't we been here before?
Custom Image by Ben BrosofskyThe main cast for the series has been confirmed as Lola Petticrew (Say Nothing), Toby Wallace (Euphoria Season 3), Zachary Hart (Slow Horses), Laura Marcus (Death by Lightning), Tanzyn Crawford (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms), Nabhaan Rizwan (KAOS), and Claes Bang (Bad Sisters).
Noomi Rapace (Prometheus), Ramzy Bedia (Haunted Minds), Sean Harris (Mission: Impossible — Fallout), Corrado Invernizzi (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny), Sandra Guldberg-Kampp (Foundation), Youssef Kerkour (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms), Mirren Mack (28 Years Later: The Bone Temple), and Louis McCartney (Stranger Things: The First Shadow) have also joined the cast in recurring roles.
Here's a little synopsis to get you in the mood:
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.
Assassin's Creed has, of course, taken us to Rome before. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood takes place in Rome around 1500 AD, but the Netflix series is the first time the franchise will show us Ancient Rome. It's a setting a lot of fans have asked for over the years, though I'm not certain they expected or wanted to see it in a TV show rather than a video game. Still, beggars can't be choosers.
One fan writes: "Taking place in Rome 64AD can only mean one thing; hopefully we see the city burning and Nero playing the fiddle as he watches!"
"I hate that they're doing this series in Rome because they clearly know Rome has the most appeal...Yet refuse to make a game set in Italy again," another argues.
"The whole point of the games is exploring various historical locations and cultures. Medieval and Renaissance Rome was already extensively covered in Brotherhood, and we got a good sense of Ancient Rome through Origins," a third fan counters. "What’s the point of going back there?"
As for where the Assassin's Creed games take us next? By all accounts, it looks like the long-rumored Black Flag remake is next out the door at Ubisoft, but we've yet to see any official footage. Watch this space.
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