Ubisoft Film & Television

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Ubisoft Entertainment Film & Television
FormerlyUbisoft Motion Pictures (2011–2019)
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Film industry
Founded2011;14 years ago (2011)
Headquarters
Key people
  • Gérard Guillemot (CEO)
  • Hélène Juguet (Managing Director, French branch)
  • Jason Altman (Head of Film & Television, US branch)
Parent Ubisoft
Website ubisoft.com/en-us/entertainment/film-tv

Ubisoft Film & Television (formerly known as Ubisoft Motion Pictures) is a French-American film and television production company and a subsidiary of video game publisher Ubisoft based in Montreuil and Los Angeles. The company was founded on 2011, and is in charge of producing films and television shows based on Ubisoft franchises and inspired by Ubisoft's worlds and video game culture.

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History

Ubisoft Film & Television was created as Ubisoft Motion Pictures in 2011 as the film production branch of the video game company Ubisoft. Its mission is to bring Ubisoft's games into new areas of entertainment and share original stories set in the world, culture, and community of gaming.

In 2012 and 2013, Ubisoft Film & Television announced a lineup of movie adaptations, including Assassin's Creed . [1] The studio released its first television series, Rabbids Invasion m in 2013. The show, which premiered on Nickelodeon and France 3, was renewed for a second season in December 2013 and a third one in 2015. A fourth season was announced in July 2018 and was broadcast on Netflix worldwide. [2]

Following the success of Rabbids Invasion, Ubisoft Film & Television and the French theme park Futuroscope opened the Raving Rabbids –based attraction The Time Machine in December 2013. The attraction, which has been awarded the Themed Entertainment Association Award [3] for "Outstanding Achievement" in 2014, takes visitors for a trip through the great moments in History.

The company's first feature film, Assassin's Creed, opened in theaters in 2016 and starred Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard. The same year, GameSpot reported that Ubisoft was in talks with Netflix for a television series based on their video games. [4]

Tom Clancy's The Division is in development as a feature film for Netflix with David Leitch, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Jessica Chastain attached. [5] Additional feature films in development include Just Dance , Rabbids, and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon . [6] [7] [8]

The studio has expanded its television series lineup. Several animated projects [9] were announced in September 2019, and a first live-action television series Mythic Quest was launched on Apple TV+. This project is also the first not to be attached to any Ubisoft game franchise. The series, which stars an ensemble cast that includes Rob McElhenney and Charlotte Nicdao, has been renewed for a second season. [10]

In June 2021, Netflix announced that they had picked up Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix from Adi Shankar as well as Splinter Cell: Deathwatch and a Far Cry animated series. [11]

Films

Released

TitleRelease dateFranchiseCo-producersDistributor(s)
Assassin's Creed 21 December 2016 Assassin's Creed New Regency
DMC Film
The Kennedy/Marshall Company
20th Century Fox
Werewolves Within 25 June 2021 Werewolves Within Vanishing Angle IFC Films

Reception

FilmCriticalBudgetGross
Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
Assassin's Creed 19%36$130 million$240.7 million
Werewolves Within 86%66$6.5 million$991,828 [12]

Upcoming

TitleRelease dateFranchiseCo-producersDistributor(s)
Watch Dogs [13] TBA Watch Dogs Regency Enterprises TBA

In development

TitleFranchiseCo-producersDistributor(s)Ref(s)
Beyond Good & Evil Beyond Good & Evil TBATBA [14]
The Division Tom Clancy's The Division Nine Stories Productions
Freckle Films
87North Productions
Netflix [5] [15] [16]
Ghost Recon Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon TBATBA [8]
Just Dance Just Dance Olive Bridge Entertainment Screen Gems [6]
Untitled Rabbids film Rabbids Mandeville Films Lionsgate [7]
Riders Republic Riders Republic Gaumont TBA [17]
Untitled Splinter Cell film Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell TBATBA [18]

Television series

Released

TitleRelease dateFranchise/Inspired byCo-producersNetwork(s)
Premiere dateEnd date
Rabbids Invasion 3 August 201326 December 2018 Rabbids TeamTO
Anima
France Télévisions
France 3 (France)
Nickelodeon (U.S.)
Netflix (Worldwide)
Mythic Quest 7 February 202026 March 2025Mythic QuestRCG Productions
3 Arts Entertainment
Lionsgate Television
Apple TV+
Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix 19 October 2023 Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
Various other Ubisoft IPs
Bobbypills
Bootleg Universe
Netflix
Side Quest 26 March 2025Mythic QuestRCG Productions
3 Arts Entertainment
Lionsgate Television
Apple TV+
Awaiting release
Splinter Cell: Deathwatch [19] [20] 14 October 2025 [21] [22] Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell TBA Netflix

Specials

TitleRelease dateFranchise/Inspired byCo-producersNetwork(s)
Mythic Quest: Quarantine 22 May 2020Mythic QuestRCG Productions
3 Arts Entertainment
Lionsgate Television
Apple TV+
Mythic Quest: Everlight 16 April 2021
Rabbids Invasion: Mission to Mars 29 September 2021 Rabbids TeamTO
Anima
France Télévisions
France 3 (France)
Netflix (Worldwide)

Shorts

TitleRelease dateFranchise/Inspired byCo-producersNetwork(s)
Rabbids Short Stories13 November 2019 Rabbids Various animation studios YouTube

In development

TitleFranchise/Inspired byCo-producersNetwork(s)Ref(s)
Untitled animated Assassin's Creed series Assassin's Creed TBA Netflix [23]
Untitled live-action Assassin's Creed series [24] [25]
Child of Light Child of Light TBA [26]
Untitled Far Cry series Far Cry Netflix [19]
Hungry Shark Squad Hungry Shark TBA [9]
Skull & Bones Skull and Bones Atlas Entertainment [27]
Starpets Rabbids TBA [28] [29]
Untitled Watch Dogs tween series Watch Dogs [9]

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