Nabhaan Rizwan (In Camera, Kaos) and Claes Bang (The Square, Bad Sisters) have been cast as series regulars in Assassin’s Creed, Netflix‘s live-action series adaptation of Ubisoft’s bestselling video game franchise.
Assassin’s Creed is 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.
Details of their roles are under wraps. They join previously announced cast Lola Petticrew, Toby Wallace, Zachary Hart, Laura Marcus and Tanzyn Crawford.
Showrunners Roberto Patino and David Wiener executive produce alongside Gerard Guillemot, Margaret Boykin, Austin Dill, Genevieve Jones for Ubisoft Film & Television, and Matt O’Toole.
With more than 230 million units sold, Assassin’s Creed franchise is one of the bestselling series in video game history.
Two-time BAFTA nominee Rizwan portrayed Dionysus in Netflix’s Kaos and he recently starred in the leading role of BBC Films’ In Camera, directed by Naqqash Khalid.His recent television credits include Dope Girls and Juice and Juice for the BBC. Rizwan is repped by B-Side Management and Production.
Bang is perhaps best known as the lead in Ruben Östlund’s Oscar-nominated feature The Square, which won the Palme d’Or at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. He’ll next be seen in the feature Billion Dollar Spy opposite Russell Crowe, The Secret Woman for Netflix and in German film Ich ist ein Anderer. On television, he’s been cast as plastic surgery pioneer Dr. Jakob Joseph in German series Dr. Jakob. Bang is repped by UTA and Sharkey & Co in the UK.
