Sega has struck a deal with Netflix to adapt three of its properties: a Crazy Taxi feature film written by the writers of 2025's Naked Gun reboot, a new animated Sonic the Hedgehog series aimed at young children, and a live-action movie based on the upcoming RGG Studio game Stranger Than Heaven. Sega producer Toru Nakahara is involved in all three projects, with the Crazy Taxi film slated for release next year alongside the game sequel Crazy Taxi: World Tour.
techspot.com
· 2026-09-15
Netflix and Sega are broadening their collaboration to include a live-action comedy based on Crazy Taxi, written by Naked Gun scribes Dan Gregor and Doug Mand, and a live-action crime film based on RGG Studio's upcoming game Stranger Than Heaven. Netflix is also developing a new Sonic animated series aimed at younger viewers, following Sonic Prime.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-14
Netflix is developing a new animated series based on Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, targeted at younger viewers. The streamer is also broadening its Sega ties with planned film adaptations of the video games Crazy Taxi and Stranger Than Heaven.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-09-14
Netflix is developing a film adaptation of Sega's arcade racing series Crazy Taxi, tapping Dan Gregor and Doug Mand, who wrote the 2025 Naked Gun reboot, to pen the script. Producers Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, and Toru Nakahara, known for the Sonic the Hedgehog films, are attached to produce. The announcement comes alongside news of an upcoming Sonic animated series described as having more 'edge.'
theverge.com
· 2026-09-14
Sega previewed Crazy Taxi: World Tour, a modern remake of its Dreamcast-era arcade classic, at a Los Angeles press event. The new version keeps the original's frantic fare-pickup gameplay and alt-rock soundtrack but expands into multiple game modes, including a free-roaming sandbox mode set across international locations like Germany. The title is slated for release in 2027.
cnet.com
· 2026-08-28
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