Netflix can do it again. The one that comes to be the largest streaming series and movies platform on the planet He has a known fondness for creating adaptations based on other books, anime, and even video games. The result obtained has not always been the most favorable, but that does not prevent them keep bringing adapted content. In fact, from United States A video game franchise is already beginning to sound like the next Netflix adaptation: yes, we are talking about Dishonored.
What is Dishonored about? Well, it has a very clear premise. This successful stealth action saga shows the path of revenge of a powerful assassin that does not usually leave a puppet with a head. This saga, executed in the first person, puts us in the shoes of this character, unjustly accused of a crime that he never committed. Under this premise his first title is developed, a work that has been a sweet candy for many showrunners for a long time.
On Netflix we have precedents of great successes and failures when adapting content. To leave a better taste in your mouth, we will start with the most reviled adaptations, which have not been few. We can find the live action adaptation of Death Note, a work that can be the most blushing for any fan for mercilessly kicking the rules of the manga or anime. We also find endemic adaptations, such as Memories of Idhún, whose failure was due to a terrible dubbing casting in its original version, something that even the few professional voices that worked on it could not save.
But beware not everything has been bumps. On the other hand, we can find two video game adaptations that have worked very well. In live action we found The Witcher, which is really a book adaptation, but that much of its popularity was born from the CD Projekt Red titles. We can also find Castlevania, adapted as an animated series and that does not skimp on gore, violence, and gives the main characters great personality from the Konami franchise.