Kingdom Come: Deliverance Being Developed as Live-Action Series or Film

Warhorse Studios and former Netflix executive Erik Barmack have announced that they are developing a live-action adaptation of Kingdom Come: Deliverance, the popular open-world RPG that is set in the medieval time of the Holy Roman Empire. Variety reports that the project will be a collaboration between Warhorse Studios and Wild Sheep Content, with Barmack and Warhorse CEO Martin Frývaldský producing the adaptation, which will take the form of either a live-action series or film. Barmack and Frývaldský are said to be in the process of reaching out to potential writers and directors to expand the creative team. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/02/13/first-26-minutes-of-kingdom-come-deliverance"] Barmack spoke about the adaptable nature of video game properties and the ways in which they can deliver "amazing, non-U.S. worlds that are locally relevant, but with a regional and global popularity that streamers are looking for as they become more and more global." "It's especially interesting that video games with heavy narrative, like The Witcher and Kingdom Come: Deliverance, are uniquely adaptable, and local but global all at once," Barmack said, referencing Kingdom Come: Deliverance, which was developed by Warhorse Studios and published by Deep Silver for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/02/17/kingdom-come-deliverance-review"] "The biggest feedback we got from the gaming community and reviewers is that this is a very believable and also very relatable story where it is easy to identify with a not so heroic hero," added Warhorse Studios' PR Manager Tobias Stolz-Zwilling. Released in 2018, Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a game for your inner historian. The story centres around Henry, the son of a blacksmith, who joins a resistance movement in his pursuit of justice for his murdered family. The game received widespread critical acclaim and went on to sell more than three million units across all platforms. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-video-game-movie-in-development-almost&captions=true"] The Kingdom Come: Deliverance adaptation joins a growing slate of video game movies and TV series' that have been announced, planned, or are currently in production right now, including Amazon's Fallout TV series, Netflix's Cyberpunk 2077 anime, and Sega's live-action Yakuza movie, which is being produced by Erik Barmack, Roberto Grande and Joshua Long. If you want to know more Kingdom Come: Deliverance, now would be the perfect time to revisit our opinion piece on why we think the action-driven roleplaying game would make a great TV series. Also, check out our full review of the video game, commending the creators for building an immersive experience backed by "strong characters and storytelling." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.