# PlayStation Productions

PlayStation Productions, LLC is an American production company owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE). The company adapts SIE's video game franchises into films and television shows. Its adaptations so far include the films Uncharted (2022) and Gran Turismo (2023) and television series The Last of Us (2023–present) and Twisted Metal (2023–present).

## History

Sony Interactive Entertainment launched PlayStation Productions in 2019 with a focus on adapting the company's video game franchises into films and television shows. An emphasis was placed on coordination between the film and television departments at Sony Pictures with the video game development studios at SIE Worldwide Studios.
In December 2020, Tony Vinciquerra, Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures, revealed that Sony was working on three movies and seven TV shows based on PlayStation video game content.
Uncharted, based on the action-adventure video game series by Naughty Dog, was the first film produced by PlayStation Productions. It was theatrically released on February 18, 2022. A sequel is in development. Gran Turismo, based on the racing simulation video game series by Polyphony Digital, received a limited theatrical release on August 11, 2023, before expanding on August 25, 2023. Until Dawn, a feature film adaptation of the horror game by Supermassive Games is scheduled to release on April 25, 2025. Feature film adaptations of the Sucker Punch Productions video game Ghost of Tsushima, Bend Studio's Days Gone, Japan Studio's Gravity Rush and Arrowhead Game Studios' Helldivers are currently in the works. A feature film adaptation of Guerrilla Games' Horizon series is also in the works, after previously being developed as a TV adaptation for Netflix before it was cancelled.
In February 2022, a Jak and Daxter film adaptation was revealed to be in development with Uncharted director Ruben Fleischer collaborating on the film with Naughty Dog.
A reboot of the Resident Evil film franchise is also in the works, marking the first PlayStation Productions film to not be adapted from a Sony-owned property, instead being based on the popular horror series by Capcom.
The first television series from PlayStation Productions was an adaptation of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us, which aired on HBO from January 15, 2023, to March 12, 2023. A second season is set to premiere on April 13, 2025. Twisted Metal, a television adaptation of the vehicular combat franchise, was released on Peacock on July 27, 2023. A second season is scheduled to release in 2025. A live-action television series based on Santa Monica Studio's God of War franchise for Amazon Prime Video is in the works.

## List of productions
### Films
#### Released

| Film | U.S. release date | Based on | Director | Co-production with | Distribution |
| Uncharted | February 18, 2022 | Uncharted by Naughty Dog | Ruben Fleischer | Columbia Pictures Atlas Entertainment A2 Productions | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Gran Turismo | August 25, 2023 | Gran Turismo by Polyphony Digital | Neill Blomkamp | Columbia Pictures 2.0 Entertainment | Sony Pictures Releasing |

#### Upcoming/in development

| Film | U.S. release date | Based on | Co-production with | Distribution |
| Until Dawn | April 25, 2025 | Until Dawn by Supermassive Games | Screen Gems Vertigo Entertainment Coin Operated Mangata | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Untitled Resident Evil reboot | September 18, 2026 | Resident Evil by Capcom | Columbia Pictures Constantin Film Vertigo Entertainment | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Days Gone | TBA | Days Gone by Bend Studio | Vendetta Productions | TBA |
| Ghost of Tsushima | TBA | Ghost of Tsushima by Sucker Punch Productions | Columbia Pictures 87North Productions Sucker Punch Productions | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Gravity Rush | TBA | Gravity Rush by Japan Studio | Scott Free Productions | TBA |
| Helldivers | TBA | Helldivers by Arrowhead Game Studios | Sony Pictures | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | TBA | Horizon Zero Dawn by Guerrilla Games | Columbia Pictures | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Untitled Uncharted sequel | TBA | Uncharted by Naughty Dog | Columbia Pictures Atlas Entertainment A2 Productions | Sony Pictures Releasing |

### Television series
#### Released

| Series | Season(s) | U.S. release date | U.S. release date | Based on | Showrunner(s) | Co-production with | Network/platform | Status |
| Series | Season(s) | First released | Last released | Based on | Showrunner(s) | Co-production with | Network/platform | Status |
| The Last of Us | 1 | January 15, 2023 | present | The Last of Us by Naughty Dog | Craig Mazin Neil Druckmann | Mighty Mint Word Games Naughty Dog Sony Pictures Television Studios | HBO | Season 2 due to premiere in April 13, 2025 |
| Twisted Metal | 1 | July 27, 2023 | present | Twisted Metal by Sony Interactive Entertainment | Michael Jonathan Smith | Wicked Deed Reese Wernick Productions Make It with Gravy Inspire Entertainment Electric Avenue Artists First Universal Television Sony Pictures Television Studios | Peacock | Season 2 due to premiere in mid-2025 |

#### Upcoming/in development

| Series | U.S. release date | Based on | Showrunner(s) | Co-production with | Network/platform | Ref(s) |
| God of War | TBA | God of War by Santa Monica Studio | Ronald D. Moore | Sony Pictures Television Vertigo Entertainment Santa Monica Studio Amazon MGM Studios | Amazon Prime Video | |

### Anime
#### Upcoming/in development

| Series | Release date | Animation studio | Based on | Staff | Co-production with | Network/platform | Ref(s) |
| Ghost of Tsushima: Legends | 2027 | Kamikaze Douga | Ghost of Tsushima: Legends by Sucker Punch Productions | Takanobu Mizuno (director) Gen Urobuchi (writer) | Crunchyroll Aniplex Sony Music | Crunchyroll | |

## Reception
### Box office performance

| Film | U.S. release date | Box office gross | Box office gross | Box office gross | Budget | Ref. |
| Film | U.S. release date | U.S. and Canada | Other territories | Worldwide | Budget | Ref. |
| Uncharted | February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18) | $148,648,820 | $253,100,000 | $401,748,820 | $120 million | |
| Gran Turismo | August 25, 2023 (2023-08-25) | $44,428,554 | $77,499,324 | $121,927,878 | $60 million | |
| Total | Total | $193,077,374 | $330,599,324 | $523,676,698 | $180 million | |

### Critical and public response
#### Films

| Film | Critical | Critical | Public | Public |
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore | PostTrak |
| Uncharted | 41% (265 reviews) | 45 (44 reviews) | B+ | 79% |
| Gran Turismo | 65% (225 reviews) | 48 (47 reviews) | A | 90% |

#### Television series

| Television series | Critical | Critical |
| Television series | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
| The Last of Us | 96% (486 reviews) | 84 (43 reviews) |
| Twisted Metal | 67% (49 reviews) | 55 (22 reviews) |