Ubisoft has cancelled the Driver TV adaptation however insisted it is nonetheless engaged on initiatives associated to the beloved racing collection.
Chatting with Game File, Ubisoft confirmed it had cancelled the present, which was introduced in 2021 as a collaboration with streaming service Binge and never heard from since, after dissolving movie associated subsidiary (named after Driver protagonist) Hotrod Tanner LLC.
“We’re not transferring ahead with our partnership with Binge for a Driver collection,” a Ubisoft spokesperson stated. “We’re actively engaged on different thrilling initiatives associated to the franchise and might’t wait to share extra info in the future.”
Ubisoft hasn’t been notably variety to the Driver franchise not too long ago, having not launched a mainline recreation since 2011’s Driver: San Francisco and Driver: Renegade 3D. A cellular recreation known as Driver: Speedboat Paradise was launched in 2014, however the franchise hasn’t made a peep since.
Followers have been due to this fact shocked by the 2021 announcement of a Driver TV present that will “give attention to spy and ex-racecar driver John Tanner as he tries to take down against the law syndicate.”
No phrase on a franchise reboot got here alongside it although, and Ubisoft’s newest remark that “thrilling initiatives associated to the franchise” nonetheless leaves all issues Driver up in the air. The actual fact Ubisoft continues to be interested by Driver could also be sufficient for some followers, nevertheless.
In our 8/10 evaluate of the final recreation, IGN stated: “Driver: San Francisco has one game-changing, eyebrow-raising concept and it pulls it off with aplomb, infusing the OTT arcade racing with unparalleled selection and a ridiculous supernatural twist while staying true to its Seventies chase-movie roots.”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.