Report: Netflix Developing Legend of Zelda Live-Action Series
In a move that sounds like an April Fools’ Day trick from seven years ago, the Wall Street Journal’s arts & entertainment section, Speakeasy, is reporting that Netflix will be working with Nintendo to develop a live-action Legend of Zelda series. According to a source close to the matter, the show is currently seeking writers to create a show similar to, “‘Game of Thrones’ for a family audience.”
Both a Netflix spokeswoman declined to comment and a Nintendo spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for a comment to the Wall Street Journal, who carries a warning that such a project could be killed by either party.
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As much as Nintendo live-action rumors come and pass, even as recently as this past holiday season with Sony Pictures’ leak revealing Nintendo was working on nailing down an animated Mario Bros. movie, there seems to be some legs to this report. If Nintendo is even entertaining conversations to make movie content for their most beloved IP, the idea of a Legend of Zelda series being developed for a demographic that appreciates the series the most internationally is quite possible.
It has been more than 22 years since the Super Mario Bros. movie had reached theaters to the unwelcomed jeers of moviegoers. In a short-run series focused on Link and his exploits in a fully-realized Hyrule, if treated with the same respects as a House of Cards is for mature audiences, a Legend of Zelda TV series aimed at families on Netflix could turn out quite well.
We’ll keep our eyes out on more information as it becomes available.
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