ARC Raiders and The Finals are to be adapted for film and television. Nexon and Embark Studios have reached an agreement with Chernin Entertainment, tasked with developing several audiovisual projects based on these two games.
The announcement does not yet say which license will be turned into a film or a series. No screenwriter, director, actor, broadcaster, or production schedule is attached to the projects, which are therefore at a preliminary stage.
Released in 2025, ARC Raiders drops players into a post-apocalyptic Earth ruled by machines known as ARC. Survivors shelter underground and venture to the surface to scavenge for resources, facing threats from both the machines and rival human factions.
The Finals hinges on a different premise: teams go up against each other in a virtual, televised game show with destructible arenas. Future adaptations will need to build standalone characters and narratives from universes that were mainly designed for multiplayer play.
Embark Studios must be involved in the development to safeguard the creative identity of both licenses. Nexon boasts more than 16 million copies of ARC Raiders sold and over 30 million registered players for The Finals.
Chernin Entertainment will oversee the adaptations. The company has notably helped produce the new Planet of the Apes saga, Hidden Figures, and the film Ford v. Ferrari.
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