UK born, Australian raised actor Toby Wallace has been cast in a lead role in the upcoming “Assassin’s Creed” TV series at Netflix. Specifics of his character are under wraps.
The TV series synopsis says the show will center “on the secret war between two shadowy factions – one set on determining mankind’s future through control and manipulation, while the other fights to preserve free will. The series follows its characters across pivotal historical events as they battle to shape humanity’s destiny.”
The game series has sold more than 230 million copies worldwide and kicked off in 2007, exploring the war between the rival secret orders of the Assassins and the Templars – each entry was mostly set in a different time period accessed from the present-day via a machine known as the Animus.
Roberto Patino (“Westworld,” “Sons of Anarchy”) and David Wiener (“Halo,” “The Killing”) are serving as creators, showrunners and executive producers. Gerard Guillemot, Matt O’Toole, Genevieve Jones, Margaret Boykin and Austin Dill will also executive produce.
The property was previously developed as a 2016 film starring Michael Fassbender which flopped. It’s not clear how the show’s approach will differ.
Wallace is known for films like “The Bikeriders,” “Eden,” “Babyteeth,” “Finestkind,” and the upcoming “Last Days” along with series like “The Society,” “Pistol,” “INXS: Never Tear Us Apart,” and the upcoming third season of “Euphoria”.
