PlayStation Productions

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PlayStation Productions, LLC
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Entertainment
Founded2019;5 years ago (2019)
Headquarters
Culver City, California
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Asad Qizilbash (president)
Carter Swan (senior producer)
ProductsFilms 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. Its adaptations so far include the films Uncharted (2022) and Gran Turismo (2023) and television series The Last of Us (2023–present) and Twisted Metal (2023–present).

Contents

History

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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. 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] Until Dawn , a feature film adaptation of the horror game by Supermassive Games is scheduled to release on April 25, 2025. [6] Feature film adaptations of the Sucker Punch Productions video game Ghost of Tsushima , Bend Studio's Days Gone , Japan Studio's Gravity Rush are currently in the works. [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] A live-action television series based on Santa Monica Studio's God of War franchise for Amazon Prime Video is in the works, while a TV adaptation of Guerrilla Games' Horizon series was in development for Netflix before being postponed indefinitely. [16] [17] [18]

List of productions

Films

Released

FilmU.S. release dateBased onDirectorCo-production withDistribution
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

Upcoming/in development

FilmU.S. release dateBased onCo-production withDistribution
Until Dawn April 25, 2025 Until Dawn
by Supermassive Games 		Screen Gems
Vertigo Entertainment
Coin Operated
Mangata		 Sony Pictures Releasing
Days Gone TBA Days Gone
by Bend Studio 		Vendetta ProductionsTBA
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
Untitled Uncharted sequelTBA Uncharted
by Naughty Dog 		Columbia Pictures
Atlas Entertainment
A2 Productions		 Sony Pictures Releasing

Television series

Released

SeriesSeason(s)U.S. release dateBased onShowrunner(s)Co-production withNetwork/platformStatus
First releasedLast released
The Last of Us 1January 15, 2023present 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 1July 27, 2023present Twisted Metal
by Sony Interactive Entertainment 		Michael Jonathan SmithWicked Deed
Reese Wernick Productions
Make It with Gravy
Inspire Entertainment
Electric Avenue
Artists First
Universal Television
Sony Pictures Television Studios		 Peacock Renewed [19]

Upcoming/in development

SeriesU.S. release dateBased onShowrunner(s)Co-production withNetwork/platformRef(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 		Amazon Prime Video [20]

Reception

Box office performance

FilmU.S. release dateBox office grossBudgetRef.
U.S. and
Canada		Other territoriesWorldwide
Uncharted February 18, 2022$148,648,820$253,100,000$401,748,820$120 million [21] [22]
Gran Turismo August 25, 2023$44,428,554$77,499,324$121,927,878$60 million [23] [24]
Total$193,077,374$330,599,324$523,676,698$180 million

Critical and public response

Films

FilmCriticalPublic
Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore PostTrak
Uncharted 40% (262 reviews) [25] 45 (44 reviews) [26] B+ [27] 79% [27]
Gran Turismo 65% (225 reviews) [28] 48 (47 reviews) [29] A [30] 90% [30]

Television series

Television seriesCritical
Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
The Last of Us 96% (485 reviews) [31] 84 (43 reviews) [32]
Twisted Metal 67% (49 reviews) [33] 55 (22 reviews) [34]

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