With HBO Max's successful adaptation now fully aired, many are wondering what other games should be adapted into TV series next. Game-to-screen adaptations such as Paramount's have been largely criticized in the past due to their vast divergences from the source material, and while did differ from its source material at times, it's been largely praised for how close to the game's story it was while expanding the narrative to include new moments outside of Joel's perspective.
This has given players renewed hope in adaptations of their favorite games, and many streamers already have several game-based projects in development. and series are in the works at Amazon. Meanwhile, Netflix had success with its series, is making multiple projects, and has partnered with Ubisoft to create and shows. With this in mind, here are 10 other game series that should get TV adaptations.
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The great thing about more linear games is that their levels form a solid structure for a TV series to follow episodically. The original was split into three main acts with John Woo-style action and a great Noir atmosphere at its core, which would lend itself well to a TV drama. While the 2008 Mark Wahlberg-led movie disappointed fans by rearranging and changing key elements and rushing the story to fit a 100-minute runtime, a TV show could take its time to unravel the conspiracy behind the death of Max's wife and child more faithfully over multiple episodes.
Game auteur, Hideo Kojima's work has always been incredibly cinematic, with lengthy cutscenes that sometimes amount to the length of an episode of a TV drama. Although a movie starring Oscar Issac has been in the works for a while, a show that spans
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