In the 18 years since its inception, “Assassin’s Creed” has become a video-game icon and the most successful product in the history of its publisher, Ubisoft. As of 2025, it has sold more than 230 million copies and had one screen adaptation: a 2016 film of the same name starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard. This film wasn’t successful, but now, nearly a decade later, Netflix is trying its hand at an “Assassin’s Creed” series, for which it’s just announced its first casting decision.
The Age-Old War to Become a TV Series – With Toby Wallace
At present, Netflix understandably isn’t letting out any actual details in regard to the setting and plot of their series (which is helmed by showrunners Roberto Patino and David Wiener). On November 25, a Tudum article announced a logline that is, for the “Assassin’s Creed” franchise, very generic, describing the show as “a high-octane thriller centered on the secret war between two shadowy factions – one set on determining mankind’s future through control and manipulation, the other fighting to preserve free will. The series will follow its characters across pivotal historical events as they battle to shape humanity’s destiny.”
This same article also contains the first casting announcement for Netflix’s “Assassin’s Creed” series. The actor in question is Toby Wallace, known for his roles in “Babyteeth,” “The Bikeriders,” “Eden,” and Netflix’s own “The Society.” (Wallace is also slated to play a role in Season 3 of HBO’s “Euphoria“). Wallace’s precise role in the “Assassin’s Creed” show remains as mysterious as every other aspect of this project.
Toby Wallace – Assassin or Templar Knight?
Whomever Wallace is playing in Netflix’s “Assassin’s Creed,” this character will find himself in the middle of the very ancient conflict between the Order of Assassins, who believe that humankind should be governed by free will, and the Knights Templar, who want to enforce world peace through high-handed control. It remains to be seen which side Wallace will be on, but even more intriguing is the question of which historical era he’ll belong to – assuming that he’s confined to one, which he very well may not be.
The “Assassin’s Creed” games are typically based on the conceit of juxtaposing a historical Assassin with someone in the present day who is of Assassin heritage and able to view the experiences of his ancestor via a genetic-memory device called the Animus. Will Wallace be able to experience the unique pleasures (and challenges) of a role that requires him to hopscotch between the present and a centuries-past era, as Michael Fassbender did in 2016?
