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Netflix is making a Crazy Taxi movie and a Sonic show with ‘edge’

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Netflix has announced three new adaptations of Sega games: a Crazy Taxi film, a Sonic animated series "built for kids who want to feel a little edge," and a live-action movie based on the upcoming Stranger Than Heaven from Yakuza developer RGG Studio.

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  • Reported by The Verge and published Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:48:46 UTC.

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Netflix and Sega Set ‘Crazy Taxi’ Game-to-Film Adaptation

Their multi-title collaboration will also adapt the classic 'Sonic' video game as a new animated series, and 'Stranger Than Heaven' as a live-action film.

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Hollywood Reporter