PlayStation Productions

PlayStation Productions, LLC is an American production company owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment.[1]

PlayStation Productions, LLC
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryEntertainment
Founded2019 (2019)
Headquarters
Culver City, California
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Asad Qizilbash (president)
Carter Swan (senior producer)
ProductsFilms and television series based on video games
OwnerSony Corporation of America
(Sony)
ParentSony Interactive Entertainment

History

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 PlayStation Studios.[2]

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.[3]

PlayStation Productions first produced film was Uncharted, based on the action-adventure video game franchise by Naughty Dog, released theatrically on February 18, 2022. Gran Turismo, based on the racing simulation video game series by Polyphony Digital, is currently in production and is scheduled to be released theatrically on August 11, 2023.[4][5] Feature film adaptations of the Sucker Punch Productions video game Ghost of Tsushima, Bend Studio's Days Gone and Japan Studio's Gravity Rush are currently in the works.[6][7][8]

In February 2022, a Jak and Daxter film adaptation was revealed to be in development with Uncharted director Ruben Fleischer collaborating on the film with Naughty Dog.[9][10]

The first television series from PlayStation Productions was an adaptation of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us, which aired on HBO from January 15, 2023, to March 12, 2023. Later in January 2023, HBO announced that the series had been renewed for a second season.[11] Twisted Metal, a television adaptation of the vehicular combat franchise, is currently in post-production for release on Peacock in 2023.[12][13][14] Live-action television series based on Santa Monica Studio's God of War franchise for Amazon Prime Video and Guerrilla Games' Horizon series for Netflix, are in the works.[15][16][17]

List of productions

Films
Film Release date Based on Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Producer(s) Co-production with Status
Uncharted February 18, 2022 Uncharted
by Naughty Dog		 Ruben Fleischer Rafe Lee Judkins and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway Charles Roven, Alex Gartner, and Avi Arad Columbia Pictures
Atlas Entertainment
A2 Productions		 Released
Gran Turismo August 11, 2023 Gran Turismo
by Polyphony Digital		 Neill Blomkamp Jason Hall and Zach Baylin Doug Belgrad, Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan, and Dana Brunetti Columbia Pictures
Trigger Street Productions
2.0 Entertainment		 Post-production
Days Gone TBA Days Gone
by Bend Studio		 TBA Sheldon Turner Jennifer Klein, Sheldon Turner, Asad Qizilbash, and Carter Swan Vendetta Productions In development
Ghost of Tsushima TBA Ghost of Tsushima
by Sucker Punch Productions		 Chad Stahelski Takashi Doscher Chad Stahelski, Alex Young, Jason Spitz, Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan Columbia Pictures
87Eleven Entertainment
Sucker Punch Productions
Gravity Rush TBA Gravity Rush
by Japan Studio		 Anna Mastro Emily Jerome TBA Scott Free Productions

Television series
Series Season U.S. release date Based on Showrunner(s) Co-production with Network or platform Status
First released Last released
The Last of Us 1 January 15, 2023 March 12, 2023 The Last of Us
by Naughty Dog		 Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann The Mighty Mint
Word Games
Naughty Dog
Sony Pictures Television		 HBO Released
2[11] TBA Pre-production[18]
Twisted Metal 1 July 27, 2023[19] Twisted Metal
by Sony Interactive Entertainment		 Michael Jonathan Smith[20] Artists First
Electric Avenue
Inspire Entertainment
Sony Pictures Television
Universal Television		 Peacock Post-production
God of War 1 TBA God of War
by Santa Monica Studio		 Rafe Judkins Sony Pictures Television
Amazon Studios		 Amazon Prime Video In development
Horizon 1 TBA Horizon
by Guerrilla Games		 Steve Blackman[21] Sony Pictures Television
Guerrilla Games
Irish Cowboy Productions
Vertigo Entertainment		 Netflix

Reception

Box office performance
Film Release date Box office gross Budget Ref.
U.S. and
Canada		 Other territories Worldwide
Uncharted February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18) $148,648,820 $253,100,000 $401,748,820 $120 million [22][23]
Total $148,648,820 $253,100,000 $401,748,820

Films
Film Critical Public
Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore PostTrak
Uncharted 41% (256 reviews)[24] 45 (44 reviews)[25] B+[26] 79%[26]

Television series
Television series Critical
Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
The Last of Us 96% (467 reviews)[27] 84 (42 reviews)[28]

See also

References
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