Netflix readies Gears of War movie and adult animated series

Netflix has partnered with video game studio The Coalition to adapt its smash-hit Gears of War series into a film and adult animated series.

The film will land first, followed by the series, with ‘the potential for more stories to follow’. No date has been given for when the content will land.

The Gears of War franchise has sold over 40m copies since debuting in 2006. The games centre on a group called Delta Squad leading humanity’s last stand against the monstrous threat of the Locust.