From Polygon · Elijah Gonzalez · · 1m 10s
Arc Raiders and The Finals Get Movie TV Adaptations
Chernin Entertainment secures movie and TV rights for Arc Raiders and The Finals games.
In brief
Chernin Entertainment secures movie and TV rights for Arc Raiders and The Finals games. Chernin Entertainment has acquired adaptation rights for Arc Raiders and The Finals, both popular games with over 16 million and 30 million players respectively, to be adapted into films and television series. Originally reported…
Adaptation rights secured
Chernin Entertainment has secured movie and TV adaptation rights for Arc Raiders and The Finals from Nexon-owned Embark Studios.
“Nexon’s agreement with Chernin Entertainment is the next big step in growing Arc Raiders and The Finals into deeply integrated transmedia experiences that reward the passion of our global player community”
Embark Studios CEO says
Embark Studios founder Patrick Söderlund said creative teams will work closely with Chernin to ensure the creativity extends into all-new formats.
“Throughout the process, the creative teams at Embark Studios will work closely with Chernin to ensure the creativity that defines both of these properties extends into all-new formats”
Arc Raiders details
Arc Raiders is an extraction shooter sold over 16 million copies since its Oct 30 2025 release with a major Frozen Trail update coming on Oct 8 2026.
“Arc Raiders has proven to be one of the most popular extraction shooters ever selling over 16 million copies since its Oct 30 2025 release”
The Finals details
The Finals is a virtual reality game show with 30 million players since its Dec 7 2023 launch and ongoing updates.
“The game has been quite successful, having logged around 30 million players since its Dec 7 2023 launch”
Adaptation timeline
Embark Studios executive producer said projects are in early phase with no specific release dates.
“In a September interview with Polygon, Embark Studios Executive Producer Aleksander Grondal said the team was in talks to take Arc Raiders to other types of mediums”
Adaptation challenges
Both games face criticism for AI-generated voice acting but screen adaptations may address this issue.
“If there's a common criticism against both games, it's that they use distractingly bad AI-generated voice acting”
The big picture
Chernin Entertainment has acquired adaptation rights for Arc Raiders and The Finals, both popular games with over 16 million and 30 million players respectively, to be adapted into films and television series.
