Netflix is making a Crazy Taxi movie and a Sonic show with ‘edge’
Netflix has announced a slate of new adaptations based on Sega video game franchises, including a Crazy Taxi film and a new Sonic the Hedgehog animated series. The projects aim to capture the specific tone of the original games, ranging from punk-rock comedy to emotionally grounded animation.
Why it matters
This reflects the growing trend of streaming platforms leveraging established gaming intellectual property to drive subscriber engagement.
Netflix has announced three new adaptations of Sega games: a Crazy Taxi film, a Sonic animated series “built for kids who want to feel a little edge,” and a live-action movie based on the upcoming Stranger Than Heaven from Yakuza developer RGG Studio. The Crazy Taxi movie will be the first project released, though it doesn’t have a debut date yet. Netflix also already has three seasons of a Sonic show called Sonic Prime.
Here’s Netflix’s descriptions of the upcoming adaptations:
Crazy Taxi:
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