Washington DC, July 18 -- The work on the long-awaited 'Assassin's Creed' live action series has finally begun at Netflix, reported Variety.

The news comes nearly five years after it was first reported that the streaming giant was developing a series version of the global hit video game franchise under a deal with game publisher Ubisoft, as per the outlet.

The project has gone through multiple creative teams in that time, with Roberto Patino and David Wiener now set as creators, showrunners, and executive producers.

"We've been fans of 'Assassin's Creed' since its release in 2007," Wiener and Patino said.

"Every day we work on this show, we come away excited and humbled by the possibilities that 'Assassin's Creed' opens to us. Beneath...