Gears of War, one of the biggest Xbox video game franchises of all time, is heading to Netflix.
Netflix is developing a movie adaptation and an adult animation series based on the sci-fi franchise, the company announced Monday.
The streamer also noted there is a "potential for more stories to follow.”
The announcement arrives on the 16th anniversary of the game, which was originally released on Nov. 7, 2006.
It also comes after long months of negotiations in a competitive environment with the streamer nabbing the media rights and partnering with The Coalition, the Canadian game developer behind the franchise.
The Coalition, who took the reins on “Gears of War” after Microsoft acquired the rights to the series from original creator Epic Games, has partnered with Netflix on the upcoming adaptations.
“Gears of War” was released exclusively on the Xbox 360 in 2006 and followed a team of soldiers called Delta Squad fighting against the Locust Horde, a subterranean alien race that decimates humanity.
The main crew consisted of Marcus Fenix, Dominic “Dom” Santiago, Augustus Cole, and Damon Baird.
They used a variety of heavy-duty firearms, rocket launchers, and lancers — which are rifles with chainsaws attached to them — to dispatch the Locust swarms.
Across five main entries and several spinoffs, the franchise has sold more than 40 million copies, making it one of the most popular Xbox franchises.
There have been multiple attempts to bring “Gears of War” to the big screen. New Line Cinema briefly had the rights to a film adaptation in 2007, and then Scott Stuber, now head of original films at Netflix, came on as a producer in 2013 with Epic Games.
Universal then hired F. Scott Frazier to write an adaptation in 2018, but no other moves were made.
Netflix did not announce any filmmakers or producers attached to the multi-adaptations.
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