EXCLUSIVE: Tanzyn Crawford (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Tiny Beautiful Things) has been cast as a series regular in Assassin’s Creed, Netflix‘s live-action series based on Ubisoft’s bestselling video game franchise. She joins previously cast leads Toby Wallace and Lola Petticrew and fellow series regulars Zachary Hart and Laura Marcus.
Assassin’s Creed is described as a high-octane thriller centered on the secret war between two shadowy factions — one set on determining mankind’s future through control and manipulation, while the other fights to preserve free will.
The series follows its characters across pivotal historical events as they battle to shape humanity’s destiny. It is targeting a 2026 start of production in Italy, which serves as a setting of the adaption, with the exact time period unclear. Also not disclosed are details about the characters — including Crawford’s — which are believed to be different from the games.
This is a second series regular casting for Crawford in a high-profile, IP-based upcoming drama series, along with HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, on which she portrays Tanselle.
Showrunners Roberto Patino and David Wiener executive produce Assassin’s Creed alongside Gerard Guillemot, Margaret Boykin, Austin Dill, Genevieve Jones for Ubisoft Film & Television, and Matt O’Toole.
With more than 230 million units sold, the Assassin’s Creed franchise is one of the bestselling series in video game history.
Australian-born Crawford got her break as a main cast member on the 2023 Hulu limited series Tiny Beautiful Things, playing lead Kathryn Hahn’s daughter. She also did a guest arc on Apple TV’s Servant the same year. Crawford went on to headline the Australian series Swift Street, starring opposite Cliff Curtis, before landing the series regular role on A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, based off George R.R. Martin’s Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas, which premieres Jan. 18 and already has been renewed for a second season.
Each season of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is based on a different novella chronicling Dunk (Peter Claffey) and Egg’s (Dexter Sol Ansell) travels to another area of Westeros, so most of the supporting cast are expected to change every season.
Crawford is repped by MCSM, Buchwald, 42 and Jackoway Austen.
