Animated Series Inspired By “Overwatch” And “Diablo” Confirmed By Activision Prez

 

 

 

 

Nick van Dyk, Activision’s film and television division President, must be looking for a new job because he recently updated his LinkedIn profile and made sure to mention the fact that he has sold the rights to both an Overwatch animated series and a Diablo animated series to Netflix. Both have been rumored for a while now, but now we know they are on the way.

Video game adaptations are hot right now, especially now that Sonic the Hedgehog went #1 at the box office last weekend thereby smashing records for films inspired by video games in terms of overall success. Netflix is making sure to keep it’s video game community stays put with the increasing number of streaming services on the way, and the two aforementioned game franchises are a great way to start.

Want proof that there’s definite crossover appeal for games and animated series? Dreams has been out for only a few days now, and someone already has created a level inspired by Bob’s Burgers.