Netflix Announces Crazy Taxi Film and New Sonic Series Among Three Sega Adaptations

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Netflix has revealed plans to adapt three Sega properties into new film and television projects. The lineup includes a Crazy Taxi movie, a new Sonic the Hedgehog animated series described as edgier and aimed at older kids, and a live-action film based on Stranger Than Heaven, an upcoming game from Yakuza developer RGG Studio. The Crazy Taxi adaptation, based on the classic 1999 arcade game, is expected to be the first of the three projects to release, though no premiere date has been announced. Netflix already has an existing Sonic series, Sonic Prime, which has run for three seasons on the platform.

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