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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 2019 |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Asad Qizilbash (president) Carter Swan (senior producer) |
| Products | Films and television series based on video games |
| Parent | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| Website | PlayStation Productions |
PlayStation Productions, LLC is an American production company owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment. [1]
Sony Interactive Entertainment launched PlayStation Productions in 2019 with a focus on adapting the company's video game franchises into films and television shows. An emphasis was placed on coordination between the film and television departments at Sony Pictures with the video game development studios at SIE Worldwide Studios. [2]
In December 2020, Tony Vinciquerra, Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures, revealed that Sony was working on three movies and seven TV shows based on PlayStation video game content. [3]
Uncharted , based on the action-adventure video game series by Naughty Dog, was the first film produced by PlayStation Productions. It was theatrically released on February 18, 2022. Gran Turismo , based on the racing simulation video game series by Polyphony Digital, received a limited theatrical release on August 11, 2023, before expanding on August 25, 2023. [4] [5] Feature film adaptations of the Sucker Punch Productions video game Ghost of Tsushima , Bend Studio's Days Gone , Japan Studio's Gravity Rush and Supermassive Games' Until Dawn are currently in the works. [6] [7] [8] [9]
In February 2022, a Jak and Daxter film adaptation was revealed to be in development with Uncharted director Ruben Fleischer collaborating on the film with Naughty Dog. [10] [11]
The first television series from PlayStation Productions was an adaptation of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us , which aired on HBO from January 15, 2023, to March 12, 2023. Later in January 2023, HBO announced that the series had been renewed for a second season. [12] Twisted Metal , a television adaptation of the vehicular combat franchise, was released on Peacock on July 27, 2023. [13] [14] [15] Live-action television series based on Santa Monica Studio's God of War franchise for Amazon Prime Video and Guerrilla Games' Horizon series for Netflix, are in the works. [16] [17] [18]
| Film | U.S. release date | Based on | Director | Co-production with | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncharted | February 18, 2022 | Uncharted by Naughty Dog | Ruben Fleischer | Columbia Pictures Atlas Entertainment A2 Productions | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Gran Turismo | August 25, 2023 | Gran Turismo by Polyphony Digital | Neill Blomkamp | Columbia Pictures 2.0 Entertainment |
| Film | U.S. release date | Based on | Co-production with | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days Gone | TBA | Days Gone by Bend Studio | Vendetta Productions | TBA |
| Ghost of Tsushima | TBA | Ghost of Tsushima by Sucker Punch Productions | Columbia Pictures 87North Productions Sucker Punch Productions | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Gravity Rush | TBA | Gravity Rush by Japan Studio | Scott Free Productions | TBA |
| Until Dawn | TBA | Until Dawn by Supermassive Games | Screen Gems Vertigo Entertainment Coin Operated Mangata | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Series | Season(s) | U.S. release date | Based on | Showrunner(s) | Co-production with | Network/platform | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||||||
| The Last of Us | 1 | January 15, 2023 | present | The Last of Us by Naughty Dog | Craig Mazin Neil Druckmann | Mighty Mint Word Games Naughty Dog Sony Pictures Television Studios | HBO | Renewed [12] |
| Twisted Metal | 1 | July 27, 2023 | present | Twisted Metal by Sony Interactive Entertainment | Michael Jonathan Smith | Wicked Deed Reese Wernick Productions Make It with Gravy Inspire Entertainment Electric Avenue Artists First Universal Television Sony Pictures Television Studios | Peacock | Renewed [19] |
| Series | U.S. release date | Based on | Showrunner(s) | Co-production with | Network/platform | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| God of War | TBA | God of War by Santa Monica Studio | Rafe Judkins | Sony Pictures Television Vertigo Entertainment Santa Monica Studio Amazon MGM Studios | Amazon Prime Video | [20] |
| Horizon | TBA | Horizon by Guerrilla Games | Steve Blackman | Sony Pictures Television Guerrilla Games Irish Cowboy Productions Vertigo Entertainment | Netflix | [21] |
| Film | U.S. release date | Box office gross | Budget | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. and Canada | Other territories | Worldwide | ||||
| Uncharted | February 18, 2022 | $148,648,820 | $253,100,000 | $401,748,820 | $120 million | [22] [23] |
| Gran Turismo | August 25, 2023 | $44,428,554 | $77,499,324 | $121,927,878 | $60 million | [24] [25] |
| Total | $193,077,374 | $330,599,324 | $523,676,698 | $180 million | ||
| Film | Critical | Public | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore | PostTrak | |
| Uncharted | 40% (262 reviews) [26] | 45 (44 reviews) [27] | B+ [28] | 79% [28] |
| Gran Turismo | 65% (225 reviews) [29] | 48 (47 reviews) [30] | A [31] | 90% [31] |
| Television series | Critical | |
|---|---|---|
| Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | |
| The Last of Us | 96% (481 reviews) [32] | 84 (43 reviews) [33] |
| Twisted Metal | 67% (49 reviews) [34] | 55 (22 reviews) [35] |
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