Netflix’s live action Assassin’s Creed series just locked in its first major star. Toby Wallace has been cast in one of the lead roles, becoming the first officially announced series regular for the long developing adaptation of Ubisoft’s blockbuster franchise. The casting is a strong signal that the show is finally shifting from idea to reality and starting to build its core ensemble.
What Kind Of Assassin’s Creed Show Is Netflix Making?
Netflix and Ubisoft first announced their partnership years ago with the goal of building an Assassin’s Creed universe across multiple projects. The live action series is the flagship of that deal and is described as a thriller about a secret war between two factions, with one side trying to shape humanity’s future through control and the other fighting to protect free will. The story will move through major moments in history, using different eras as the backdrop for this ongoing conflict.
Showrunners Roberto Patino (Westworld, DMZ) and David Wiener (Halo, Homecoming) are leading the series and serving as executive producers alongside Ubisoft Film & Television. Their pitch leans into the same themes that define the games: identity, power, and how far people will go in the name of belief.
So far, Netflix has not confirmed which historical period the first season will focus on or whether it will directly adapt any specific game storyline. The current description suggests an original tale set inside the established Assassin’s Creed universe, which gives the writers space to introduce new assassins while still respecting the lore fans know.
Who Is Toby Wallace?
Toby Wallace is a British born Australian actor who has steadily built a reputation for intense, layered performances. He broke out in the Australian film Babyteeth, earning the Marcello Mastroianni Award at the Venice Film Festival and an AACTA Award for Best Actor.
On television, Wallace is probably best known to genre fans for his role as Campbell in Netflix’s The Society, where he played a charming but deeply unsettling antagonist, and for his turn as Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones in Danny Boyle’s limited series Pistol for FX on Hulu.
Across those projects he has often gravitated toward characters who sit in morally gray territory, balancing vulnerability with danger. That kind of presence fits neatly with Assassin’s Creed, where heroes and villains are rarely clean cut and loyalties are constantly tested.
Deadline reports that Wallace is set as a co lead on the series, but his character’s name, allegiance, and time period are still under wraps.
Why This Casting Matters For Assassin’s Creed
Assassin’s Creed might be one of the most natural fits for television out of any major game franchise. The games have always played like historical dramas layered with sci fi, secret societies, and long form character arcs that stretch across generations. The last big live action attempt, the 2016 movie starring Michael Fassbender, struggled to win over critics or fans, in part because it tried to compress that scope into a single film.
A series has time to breathe. With Patino and Wiener steering the story, there is room to explore the philosophical clash between Assassins and Templars, the personal cost of living a hidden life, and the question of whether “order at any price” is ever worth it. Casting Wallace suggests Netflix is prioritizing actors who can carry that kind of internal conflict rather than just chase big name stunt casting.
This show is also joining a very different landscape for game adaptations. In the last few years, series like The Last of Us, Fallout, Arcane, and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners have raised expectations for what these projects can be, proving that faithful does not have to mean safe. Assassin’s Creed has all the ingredients to join that list if the creative team leans into bold storytelling and lets each time period feel distinct and lived in.
Wallace becoming the first announced lead gives fans something concrete to hold onto while the rest of the puzzle pieces fall into place. If the remaining cast and creative choices match this level of intent, Netflix’s Assassin’s Creed could finally give the franchise the live action treatment it has been chasing for more than a decade.
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