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Netflix Secures Rights to Develop a Multiformat ‘Catan’ Screen Universe

Asmodee will steer development with Klaus Teuber’s sons involved, covering live-action, animation, feature films and unscripted.

Overview

  • Netflix acquired adaptation rights from Asmodee to create projects based on the Catan franchise across films, series, animation and unscripted formats.
  • Development will be led by Asmodee managers together with Guido and Benjamin Teuber, the sons of the game’s late creator, Klaus Teuber.
  • The announcement was made on Netflix’s official X account, and no story details, casting, production timetable or release dates have been disclosed.
  • The deal continues Netflix’s collaboration with Asmodee, following prior work such as the 2024 film adaptation of Die Werwölfe von Düsterwald.
  • Catan, launched in 1995 and now a global bestseller, is licensed worldwide in English by Asmodee, with German rights held by Kosmos.