Netflix is making movies based on Crazy Taxi and Stranger than Heaven

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Engadget
Netflix is making movies based on Crazy Taxi and Stranger than HeavenWorldPing
Image via Engadget.

What happened

Netflix's deal with Sega includes a new Sonic animated series as well as movies based on Crazy Taxi and Stranger than Heaven.

Key facts

  • Reported by Engadget and published Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:31:57 UTC.

Why it matters

Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

What to watch next

  • Availability, pricing and rollout regions
  • Independent testing or verification of the claims made
  • Responses from regulators and competing platforms

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya is a startup from a former Spotify leader for making music apps

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

  3. Netflix Is Making a ‘Sonic’ Series for Little Kids

  4. Netflix is making movies based on Crazy Taxi and Stranger than Heaven

  5. Volkswagen’s crazy-efficient EV borrows an idea from Slate

Sources

The original report was published by Engadget. WorldPing does not claim that reporting — this page summarises and contextualises it.

Read the full report at Engadget

Related WorldPing coverage

The Verge
WorldPing
The Verge

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

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.

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Verge