PlayStation Productions, LLC is an American production company owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE). The company adapts SIE's video game franchises into films and television shows with the distribution mainly being handled by Sony's film and television divisions. Its adaptations so far include the films Uncharted (2022), Gran Turismo (2023), Until Dawn (2025), and Resident Evil (2026) and television series The Last of Us (2023–present) and Twisted Metal (2023–present).
History
Two PlayStation adaptations were released under the now-defunct former production label PlayStation Originals prior to the creation of PlayStation Productions: Heavenly Sword, which was released in 2014, and Ratchet & Clank, which was released by Gramercy Pictures in 2016 to largely unfavorable reviews from critics.
The PlayStation Network began to produce and distribute their own original content around the spring of 2015. The first original scripted program, Powers, aired on March 10, 2015, and ran for two complete seasons. The series was discontinued on August 3, 2016. Until 2020, no more attempts would be made to adapt PlayStation intellectual properties.
Sony Interactive Entertainment launched PlayStation Productions in 2019 with a focus on adapting the company's video game franchises into films and television shows. An emphasis was placed on coordination between the film and television departments at Sony Pictures with the video game development studios at SIE Worldwide Studios. In December 2020, Tony Vinciquerra, Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures, revealed that Sony was working on three movies and seven TV shows based on PlayStation video game content.
Film
Uncharted, based on the action-adventure video game series by Naughty Dog, was the first film produced by PlayStation Productions. It was theatrically released on February 18, 2022. A sequel is in development. Gran Turismo, based on the racing simulation video game series by Polyphony Digital, received a limited theatrical release on August 11, 2023, before expanding on August 25, 2023. Until Dawn, a feature film adaptation of the horror game by Supermassive Games, was released on April 25, 2025. PlayStation Productions was a partner studio on Resident Evil, which was theatrically released on September 18, 2026 and acts as a reboot of the Resident Evil film series based on the franchise of the same name by Capcom, making it the first project from the studio adapting a video game property not owned by SIE.
Television and streaming The first television series from PlayStation Productions was an adaptation of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us, which premiered on HBO on January 15, 2023; a second season premiered on April 13, 2025. The series was renewed for a third season on April 9, 2025, ahead of its second season premiere. Twisted Metal, a television adaptation of the vehicular combat franchise, was released on Peacock on July 27, 2023; a second season was released on July 31, 2025. The series was renewed for a third season on November 18, 2025. A live-action television series based on Santa Monica Studio's God of War franchise for Amazon Prime Video is in production.
Future projects In February 2022, Uncharted director Ruben Fleischer expressed a desire to collaborate with Naughty Dog on a Jak and Daxter film. Feature film adaptations of the Sucker Punch Productions video game Ghost of Tsushima, Bend Studio's Days Gone, Japan Studio's Gravity Rush and Arrowhead Game Studios' Helldivers are currently in the works. A feature film adaptation of Guerrilla Games' Horizon series is also in the works, after previously being developed as a TV adaptation for Netflix before it was cancelled. An adaptation of Astro Bot for either film or television is under active consideration by Sony, with PlayStation Productions chief Asad Qizilbash confirming they are "absolutely" exploring the possibility. In April 2026, Sony officially announced that an animated Bloodborne film was in the works.
Work Films Released Film U.S. release date Based on Director Co-production with Distribution Uncharted February 18, 2022 Ruben Fleischer Columbia PicturesAtlas EntertainmentA2 Productions Sony Pictures Releasing Gran Turismo August 25, 2023 Neill Blomkamp Columbia Pictures2.0 Entertainment Until Dawn April 25, 2025 David F. Sandberg Screen GemsVertigo EntertainmentCoin OperatedMangata Resident Evil September 18, 2026 Zach Cregger Columbia PicturesConstantin FilmDavis FilmsSubconsciousVertigo Entertainment
Upcoming/in development Film U.S. release date Based on Co-production with Distribution Horizon Zero Dawn 2027 Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Releasing Helldivers June 9, 2028 Columbia PicturesPerfect Storm Entertainment Days Gone Vendetta Productions Bloodborne Columbia PicturesLyrical Animation Sony Pictures Releasing Ghost of Tsushima Columbia Pictures87North ProductionsSucker Punch Productions Gravity Rush Scott Free Productions Untitled Uncharted sequel Columbia PicturesAtlas EntertainmentA2 Productions Sony Pictures Releasing
Television series Released Series Season(s) U.S. release date Based on Showrunner(s) Co-production with Network/platform Status First released Last released The Last of Us 2 January 15, 2023 present Craig MazinNeil Druckmann The Mighty MintWord GamesNaughty DogSony Pictures Television HBO Renewed Twisted Metal 2 July 27, 2023 present Michael Jonathan SmithDavid Reed Wicked DeedReese Wernick ProductionsMake It with GravyInspire EntertainmentElectric AvenueArtists FirstUniversal TelevisionSony Pictures Television Peacock Renewed
Upcoming/in development Series U.S. release date Based on Showrunner(s) Co-production with Network/platform Ghost of Tsushima: Legends 2027 Takanobu Mizuno (director)Gen Urobuchi (writer) CrunchyrollAniplexSony Music Kamikaze Douga Crunchyroll God of War Ronald D. Moore Sony Pictures TelevisionVertigo EntertainmentSanta Monica StudioAmazon MGM StudiosTall Ship Productions Amazon Prime Video
Reception Box office performance
Film U.S. release date Box office gross Budget U.S. andCanada Other territories Worldwide Uncharted $148,648,820 $253,100,000 $401,748,820 $120 million Gran Turismo $44,428,554 $77,499,324 $121,927,878 $60 million Until Dawn $20,174,192 $30,000,000 $50,174,192 $15 million Resident Evil $103,476,000 $93,000,000 $196,476,000 $75 million Total $ $ $ $270 million
Critical and public response Films
Film Critical Public Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore PostTrak Uncharted 45 (44 reviews)B+ 79% Gran Turismo 65% (225 reviews) 48 (47 reviews) A 90% Until Dawn 53% (120 reviews) 47 (23 reviews) C+ 63% Resident Evil 95% (236 reviews) 80 (49 reviews) B+ -
Television series Television series Season Critical Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic The Last of Us Season 1 96% (486 reviews) 84 (43 reviews) Season 2 92% (270 reviews) 81 (44 reviews) Twisted Metal Season 1 67% (49 reviews) 55 (22 reviews) Season 2 92% (25 reviews) 74 (5 reviews)
See also PlayStation Network PlayStation Video
Related films
Heavenly Sword Ratchet & Clank
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