Netflix Developing ‘Diablo’ Animated Series
The Diablo video game is coming to Netflix. Blizzard Entertainment chief Johanna Faries revealed at BlizzCon in Anaheim Saturday that the streamer is adapting the game as an animated series. Here’s the description of the project, per Variety: “After decades of bringing entire universes to life through our games, we’re partnering with some creative powerhouses […]
Netflix is developing an animated series based on the popular video game franchise Diablo. The announcement was made at BlizzCon, Blizzard Entertainment's annual celebration of its fans, by Blizzard Entertainment chief Johanna Faries. According to Faries, the project is in development with Netflix, although few details have been revealed.
The Diablo franchise is set in the dark world of Sanctuary, where humanity is caught in an eternal conflict between the High Heavens and the Burning Hells. The series will be an animated adaptation of this world, which has been explored in several video games since the first title launched in 1996. The most recent installment, Diablo IV, was released in 2023 and broke Blizzard internal records with over $666 million in sales in its first week.
Blizzard Entertainment president Johanna Faries expressed her excitement for the project, calling herself a big Diablo player and fan of the franchise's "indulgent darkness". According to Deadline and Variety, Blizzard is partnering with Netflix to bring the Diablo universe to life as an animated series, with more projects potentially in the works to expand other Blizzard Entertainment video game properties.
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