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.

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.

Sony announced at CES that film cameras would continue to roll as the company builds a strong portfolio of titles at PlayStation Productions.

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,

PlayStation Studios and Columbia Pictures are partnering for the Horizon Zero Dawn movie, which is expected to adapt the first game. This is the second collaboration between the two after, the Uncharted film in 2022 starring Tom Holland. It received a mixed response from fans and critics alike.

Sony has wrapped up its CES 2025 showcase, during which it announced that three popular PlayStation titles are being made into TV shows and movies.

During the hourlong presentation, Sony officials also disclosed that Columbia Pictures and Sony PlayStation are working on a movie adaptation of the video game "Horizon Zero Dawn,

Sony has announced a movie adaptation of Horizon Zero Dawn. The collaboration between PlayStation Studios and Columbia Pictures was announced during Sony's CES 2025 press conference. Columbia Pictures produced the successful 2022 Uncharted movie starring Tom Holland as Nathan Drake and Mark Wahlberg as Victor Sullivan.