Summary

  • Blizzard reportedly had Netflix shows based on Overwatch, Warcraft, and Diablo in development.
  • Journalist Jason Schreier suggests these were cancelled when Activision Blizzard sued Netflix in 2020.
  • Previous rumours suggested the Diablo show would be an anime.

Blizzard was reportedly planning to bring three of its IPs to Netflix, but cancelled the shows due to legal issues with the streamer. This is according to Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, who says that Blizzard was planning to create shows based on Overwatch, Warcraft, and Diablo.

Schreier implies that the deal fell apart after Activision Blizzard sued Netflix, accusing the company of breaching Californian employment law by "poaching" one of its executives. This lawsuit was filed in December 2020, suggesting that the shows were abandoned years ago.

Blizzard Reportedly Scrapped Plans For Netflix Shows

As spotted by Overwatch Cavalry, Schreier mentioned this tidbit of information in a Reddit Q&A about his new book, Play Nice. This covers three decades of the goings-on at Blizzard, including the apparent plans to adapt three of its most popular series into Netflix shows.

In his reply about the Netflix show, Schreier links to a story about the Activision Blizzard lawsuit, suggesting that this was the reason for the shows being canned. With this in mind, we probably shoulstatic.aayyy.com/topic/dn/'t expect them to see the light of day.

Both a Diablo and Overwatch series being made for Netflix was rumoured back in 2020. As reported by Slash Gear at the time, the Diablo show was said to be an anime, while little was known about the Overwatch adaptation. In any case, we never heard anything else about these projects, so if they did exist, it certainly seems like they've been abandoned now.

Of course, if this is true, it does show that Blizzard sees the value in anime and other animated shows based on these properties. With that in mind, we might see these adaptations pop up elsewhere - just don't expect them to appear on Netflix anytime soon.

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