It seems that rumors from a few months ago are becoming facts. Animations based on popular Blizzard games were released prematurely.
For months, there have been reports on the web about the potential cooperation between Blizzard and Netflix, aimed at producing series based on the games of the famous studio. Much was said then that the result of this work was to be the adaptation of the Diablo series , in the Castlevania style . As it turns out, the internet whistleblowers were right. Nick Van Dyk – president of Blizzard Studios (the division responsible for film productions) confirmed the information on his profile on LinkedIn.
The entry shows that Van Dyk became the executive producer of the Diablo series adaptation created for Netflix. The series is currently in pre-production and is to be kept in an anime style. What’s more, there is also a mention of an animated series based on the Overwatch brand .
We do not know at the moment when we can expect the premiere of these titles, but it is possible that we will have more official details soon.