If you’re not a gamer but the project still sounds familiar, it’s because “Horizon Zero Dawn” was previously announced — back in 2022 — as a Netflix series developed by “The Umbrella Academy” showrunner Steve Blackman in partnership with Michelle Lovretta (“Killjoys”). At some point since then however, the show was quietly shelved.

During Sony’s recent CES 2025 press conference, PlayStation Productions head Asad Qizilbash officially announced that Sony Pictures has started developing movie adaptations of Horizon Zero Dawn and Helldivers,

A Horizon Zero Dawn movie is on the way from Sony. The studio announced the news as part of its CES 2025 keynote. While details are sparse, it was revealed that the movie is already in development.