Assassin’s Creed is Finally Taking Gamers to Ancient Rome

For the longest time, my greatest gaming wish was to have an Assassin's Creed game set at the height of ancient Rome, in the city itself.

Sure, Assassin's Creed Origins is set roughly at the right time (and does feature notable Roman figures), but we don't really get to experience what the city was like at it's height, when the population was around two million.

Equally, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood gave us a glimpse at what that could have been like, as it is set in the right place, only a crumbling and considerably less populated 16th century version of the city.

Now, it seems like all my Christmases might be about to come along all at once, if new leaks are to be believed.

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Netflix Assassin's Creed Adaptation is Heading to the Eternal City

As first reported by Eurogamer, the upcoming Netflix adaptation of Assassin's Creed is finally set to take us to ancient Rome at (almost) the height of its power, around 50-70 AD.

That date comes via a new report from Nexus Point News, which claims that sources have shared that the TV show will feature major figures like the Emperor Nero and Seneca the Younger, which is how we can work out the rough dates.

Netflix's official blurb for the show is considerably more vague, saying: "Centred 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."

That is essentially just confirmation that we're still going to be following the battle between the Assassin's Brotherhood and the Templar Order, who we're supposed to be rooting against.

You could easily be forgiven for having forgotten about the series altogether, as it has been five whole years since its initial announcement during the Covid pandemic in 2020.

The show is headed up by showrunners Roberto Patino (DMZ, Westworld, Sons of Anarchy) and David Wiener (Halo, Homecoming, The Killing).

Toby Wallace has been confirmed to star in one of the main roles.

The unfortunate part of all this is that we're still no closer to knowing when we're actually going to see the thing, with the streaming giant remaining remarkably tight lipped about the status of the production and release plans.

I'm far too old to count my chickens just yet, but I can't help but be a little bit excited.