Report: Netflix Is Planning a ‘Legend of Zelda’ Live-Action Series

Ben Silverman
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Art from The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Nintendo)

Hyrule may be coming to a television near you.

Quoting sources “familiar with the matter,” The Wall Street Journal reports that Netflix is developing a series based on Nintendo’s beloved action-adventure franchise, The Legend of Zelda. The WSJ says it’s in “the early stages” and that Netflix is working closely with Nintendo on it.

The show is being described as “Game of Thrones for a family audience,” so basically Game of Thrones with all the good stuff cut out.

The Zelda series has an uninspiring history on TV. A 13-episode cartoon series — best known for generating the awesome “Excuuuuuse me, Princess” meme — ran briefly in 1989.

Netflix has been on a tear lately, however, and it’s setting its sights squarely on the geek crowd with a Marvel development deal that will produce shows based on comic book superheroes Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage. A Legend of Zelda series is a big deal.

The WSJ notes that Netflix has yet to line up a writer, though, so there’s still plenty of time for this particular hero to get lost in the woods.

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