One of Netflix‘s largest projects to date is Rebel Moon, a big, expensive, super-long sci-fi movie created by Zack Snyder and based on ideas he had for a Star Wars film. The movie is set to hit the streamer in December, but before then, a tabletop RPG was set for release that would establish the setting and world.
Those plans have now been scrapped. Netflix has yanked the project from Evil Genius, the TTRPG publisher that was working on it for over a year. Evil Genius, in turn, has filed a lawsuit claiming breach of contract, and are fighting for the right to release the game.
For Evil Genius, the stakes are high. They say there are other high-profile projects they were offered but turned down because the Rebel Moon TTRPG took up all their time. The product was pretty much close to done at the time of termination, and included a 430-page Player’s Guide and a 337-page Game Master’s Guide. Netflix offered a $50,000 payment for completed work, but EG claims this will not cover the cost of development, nor will it come near to the millions they would have earned from a released game.
“The excitement and creativity that filled our studio as this project developed was nothing short of magical,” EG said in a public statement released today. “We weren’t just building a game, we were creating and expanding a world. A world we couldn’t wait for you and your friends to gather around and use as a vehicle to create your own stories. Unfortunately, Netflix has decided to terminate our contract, jeopardizing the chances of this amazing game seeing the day of light.”
In addition to the lawsuit, Evil Genius has also launched a petition for those anticipating the game to demand its release. Netflix’s Rebel Moon will be released this December, with or without an accompanying tabletop game.
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