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

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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.

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  • Reported by Hollywood Reporter and published Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:45:00 UTC.

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

  2. Netflix and Sega Set ‘Crazy Taxi’ Film; ‘Sonic’ & ‘Stranger Than Heaven’ Adaptations Also Part Of New Slate Partnership

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  4. Malkin Akerman, Nadine Bhabha, Megan Follows and Matias Lucas Join Netflix’s ‘This Summer Will Be Different’ Adaptation

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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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