EXCLUSIVE: Laura Marcus (Death by Lightning, Sunrise on the Reaping) has been cast as a series regular in Netflix’s Assassin’s Creed. In the live-action series based on Ubisoft’s bestselling video game franchise, she joins previously cast leads Toby Wallace and Lola Petticrew and fellow series regular Zachary Hart.
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.
No details about Marcus’ role are being disclosed. Assassin’s Creed is targeting a 2026 start of production in Italy, which serves as a setting of the series, with the exact time period unclear.
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.
This marks Marcus’ second Netflix series; she can be seen in the streamer’s limited series Death By Lighting as former U.S. president James Garfield’s (Michael Shannon) daughter Mollie Garfield. She recently recurred on Season 2 of Disney+’s Andor and next stars as Silka in The Hunger Games prequel Sunrise on the Reaping.
English actress Marcus, whose series credits also include Starz’s The Serpent Queen, BBC’s Bad Education and The Jetty and Prime Video’s The Devil’s Hour, is repped by Conway Van Gelder Grant, Luber Roklin Entertainment and Michael A. Auerbach.
