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Netflix Secures Exclusive Global Rights to Adapt ‘Catan’ Across Film, TV, Animation and Games

The agreement extends Netflix’s partnership with Asmodee.

Overview

  • The pact covers live-action and animated films, scripted series, unscripted projects and video games based on the 1995 board game by Klaus Teuber.
  • Production is led by Darren Kyman (Asmodee), Pete Fenlon (Catan Studio) and Guido and Benjamin Teuber, with Roy Lee attached as producer.
  • CAA and the law firm Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson and Christopher negotiated the deal on behalf of Asmodee and Catan GmbH.
  • This marks the first formal attempt to bring the fictional island of Catan to screen-based storytelling.
  • Catan has sold more than 45 million copies and been translated into over 40 languages, with creative specifics and release plans still in early development.