PlayStation Productions

PlayStation Productions, LLC

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	2019;6 years ago (2019)
Headquarters	Culver City, California , 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 (SIE). ^[1] The company adapts SIE's video game franchises into films and television shows with the distribution mainly being handled by Sony's film and television divisions. Its adaptations so far include the films Uncharted (2022), Gran Turismo (2023) and Until Dawn (2025) and television series The Last of Us (2023–present) and Twisted Metal (2023–present).

History

PlayStation Productions logo playing during film credits

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. A sequel is in development. ^[4] 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. ^{[5] [6]} Until Dawn , a feature film adaptation of the horror game by Supermassive Games is scheduled to release on April 25, 2025. ^[7] Feature film adaptations of the Sucker Punch Productions video game Ghost of Tsushima , Bend Studio's Days Gone , Japan Studio's Gravity Rush and Arrowhead Game Studios' Helldivers are currently in the works. ^{[8] [9] [10]} A feature film adaptation of Guerrilla Games' Horizon series is also in the works, after previously being developed as a TV adaptation for Netflix before it was cancelled. ^[11]

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. ^{[12] [13]}

A reboot of the Resident Evil film franchise is also in the works, marking the first PlayStation Productions film to not be adapted from a Sony-owned property, instead being based on the popular horror series by Capcom. ^[14]

The first television series from PlayStation Productions was an adaptation of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us , which premiered on HBO on January 15, 2023; a second season premiered on April 13, 2025. ^[15] The series was renewed for a third season on April 9, 2025, ahead of its second season premiere. ^[16] Twisted Metal , a television adaptation of the vehicular combat franchise, was released on Peacock on July 27, 2023. A second season is scheduled for release in 2025. ^{[17] [18] [19]} A live-action television series based on Santa Monica Studio's God of War franchise for Amazon Prime Video is in the works. ^{[20] [21] [22]}

Live-action

Films

Released

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
Until Dawn	April 25, 2025	Until Dawn by Supermassive Games	David F. Sandberg	Screen Gems Vertigo Entertainment Coin Operated Mangata

Upcoming/in development

Film	U.S. release date	Based on	Co-production with	Distribution
Untitled Resident Evil reboot	September 18, 2026	Resident Evil by Capcom	Columbia Pictures Constantin Film Vertigo Entertainment	Sony Pictures Releasing
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
Helldivers	TBA	Helldivers by Arrowhead Game Studios	TBA	Sony Pictures Releasing
Horizon Zero Dawn	TBA	Horizon Zero Dawn by Guerrilla Games	Columbia Pictures
Untitled Uncharted sequel	TBA	Uncharted by Naughty Dog	Columbia Pictures Atlas Entertainment A2 Productions

Television series

Released

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	2	January 15, 2023	present	The Last of Us by Naughty Dog	Craig Mazin Neil Druckmann	Mighty Mint Word Games Naughty Dog Sony Pictures Television	HBO	Renewed [16]
Twisted Metal	2	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	Peacock	Pending

Upcoming/in development

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	Ronald D. Moore	Sony Pictures Television Vertigo Entertainment Santa Monica Studio Amazon MGM Studios Tall Ship Productions	Amazon Prime Video	[23]

Animation

Animated series/anime

Upcoming/in development

Series	Release date	Animation studio	Based on	Staff	Co-production with	Network/platform	Ref(s)
Ghost of Tsushima: Legends	2027	Kamikaze Douga	Ghost of Tsushima: Legends by Sucker Punch Productions	Takanobu Mizuno (director) Gen Urobuchi (writer)	Crunchyroll Aniplex Sony Music	Crunchyroll	[24]

Reception

Box office performance

Each film is linked to the "Box office" section of its article.

Film	U.S. release date	Box office gross			Budget	Ref.
		U.S. and Canada	Other territories	Worldwide
Uncharted	February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18)	$148,648,820	$253,100,000	$401,748,820	$120 million	[25] [26]
Gran Turismo	August 25, 2023 (2023-08-25)	$44,428,554	$77,499,324	$121,927,878	$60 million	[27] [28]
Until Dawn	April 25, 2025 (2025-04-25)	$20,174,192	$30,000,000	$50,174,192	$15 million	[29]
Total		$213,251,566	$360,599,324	$573,850,890	$195 million

Critical and public response

Films

Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article.

Film	Critical		Public
	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	CinemaScore	PostTrak
Uncharted	41% (265 reviews) [30]	45 (44 reviews) [31]	B+ [32]	79% [32]
Gran Turismo	65% (225 reviews) [33]	48 (47 reviews) [34]	A [35]	90% [35]
Until Dawn	53% (101 reviews) [36]	47 (23 reviews) [37]	C+ [38]	63% [38]

Television series

Television series	Season	Critical
		Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic
The Last of Us	Season 1	96% (486 reviews) [39]	84 (43 reviews) [40]
	Season 2	91% (268 reviews) [41]	81 (42 reviews) [42]
Twisted Metal	Season 1	67% (49 reviews) [43]	55 (22 reviews) [44]
	Season 2	92% (24 reviews) [45]	74 (5 reviews) [46]

See also

• PlayStation Network
• PlayStation Video

Related films

• Heavenly Sword
• Ratchet & Clank

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External links

• Official website