Netflix’s Assassin’s Creed Series Adds Noomi Rapace, Sean Harris, Corrado Invernizzi, and Ramzy Bedia to Its Expanding Cast

Netflix’s long awaited Assassin’s Creed live action series has added 4 more notable names to its recurring cast, with Noomi Rapace, Sean Harris, Corrado Invernizzi, and Ramzy Bedia all joining the adaptation in undisclosed roles, according to a new report from Variety. Ubisoft has also highlighted the same casting update through its own news channels, reinforcing that the project is continuing to move forward after years of uncertainty.

This is a meaningful update for a series that, for a long time, looked stuck in development limbo. Ubisoft and Netflix first announced their broader Assassin’s Creed content partnership back in 2020, but the live action project spent several years with very little visible momentum. That changed in July 2025, when Ubisoft officially confirmed that Netflix had greenlit the series with Roberto Patino and David Wiener serving as creators, showrunners, and executive producers.

Since then, the cast has steadily taken shape. Previously confirmed series regulars include Toby Wallace, Lola Petticrew, Zachary Hart, Laura Marcus, and Tanzyn Crawford, while Johan Renck, best known for Chernobyl, was announced as one of the directors. Netflix’s Tudum has described the project as an “epic adventure” crafted to honor the legacy of the franchise while also welcoming newcomers, suggesting the series is being positioned as more than a niche adaptation aimed only at longtime fans.

The official story description remains broad, but it is very much in line with the core identity of the games. Ubisoft says the series is a “high octane thriller” centered on the secret war between 2 shadowy factions, one trying to shape humanity’s future through control and manipulation, and the other fighting to preserve free will. The story will follow its characters across pivotal historical events as they battle over humanity’s destiny. At this stage, neither Netflix nor Ubisoft has confirmed whether the show directly adapts any specific game or tells an entirely original story set within the franchise universe.

That open ended approach may be the smartest path for the adaptation. Assassin’s Creed has always been a franchise built on historical settings, secret societies, and ideological conflict, which gives a television series plenty of room to create its own characters while still feeling unmistakably tied to the games. In practical terms, that flexibility may help the show avoid becoming trapped by strict one to one adaptation expectations, especially given how wide the franchise has become over the years.

The casting itself also suggests Netflix is aiming for a more prestige leaning ensemble. Rapace brings instant genre credibility and international recognition, Harris is one of the most dependable intense character actors in modern film and television, and Invernizzi and Bedia add further range to a cast that already looks increasingly international in profile. Even without role details, this feels like a deliberate attempt to give the series stronger dramatic weight rather than treating it as simple action brand content.

Of course, Assassin’s Creed still carries adaptation baggage. The 2016 feature film starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, and Brendan Gleeson struggled critically and commercially, and that history still hangs over any new screen version of Ubisoft’s flagship series. But television offers a very different runway. With more time, more room for worldbuilding, and a cast that continues to deepen, Netflix’s version has a better chance of capturing the political intrigue, historical scale, and conspiracy driven tension that define the games at their best.

There is still no release date yet, but with the cast expanding and the creative team now in place, Assassin’s Creed is finally starting to feel like a real series rather than a long dormant announcement. The next major question is whether Netflix will soon reveal the show’s setting, timeline, and the identities of the roles these new actors are actually playing.

What do you want most from Netflix’s Assassin’s Creed series, a faithful adaptation of a specific game, or a completely new story that uses the franchise’s world and mythology?