Key Notes
- Nexon has selected Chernin Entertainment to lead film and television adaptations of ARC Raiders and The Finals, with Embark’s creative teams closely involved.
- The two games bring distinct settings and audiences, with more than 16 million ARC Raiders copies sold and over 30 million registered players for The Finals.
- No cast, director or screen release date has been announced, and the partnership does not yet establish the number or format of individual productions.
ARC Raiders and The Finals are heading toward film and television through a deal between Nexon and Chernin Entertainment. Chernin will lead the adaptations of both Embark Studios games, with the developer’s creative teams working alongside the production company.
The agreement gives two multiplayer shooters a route beyond their playable worlds, but it does not yet give fans a viewing date. No cast, director, distributor or release schedule has been announced for the adaptations.
Chernin Takes the Lead With Embark Involved
Nexon’s announcement identifies Chernin as the lead producer for film and television projects based on both properties. The company was selected from several production companies and studios competing for the rights.
Patrick Söderlund, Embark’s founder and CEO and Nexon’s executive chairman, described the agreement as a step toward expanding the games across different entertainment formats. He said Embark’s creative teams would collaborate closely with Chernin to carry the identity of each property into those formats.
That involvement is a meaningful part of the plan for players who want the screen versions to remain recognizable. It does not, however, establish a particular plot, a connection between the adaptations or how events in a film or series might affect the games themselves.
Chernin is the scripted film and television label of The North Road Company. Its credits include the Planet of the Apes films, Backrooms and Apple TV’s Chief of War. Those projects provide production experience across science fiction, horror and television drama, although the announcement does not identify creative personnel transferring from them to either game adaptation.
Two Shooters With Different Worlds to Explore
ARC Raiders offers a future Earth threatened by machines known as ARC. Players venture onto the surface to gather supplies while dealing with those machines and other Raiders. Its official overview describes a multiplayer extraction adventure: surviving an expedition and getting valuable loot out are central to the experience.
The setting combines remnants of Italy’s history with infrastructure built for space travel, while survivors maintain a life underground. That gives an adaptation material beyond combat alone, from the contrast between refuge and danger to the choices people make when resources are at stake. These are possibilities suggested by the game’s setting, rather than a disclosed screen storyline.
The Finals has a different starting point. Embark’s game description presents a free-to-play shooter built around team competition in virtual arenas that contestants can alter and destroy. The fictional combat game show makes spectacle and the pursuit of fame part of its identity.
For a screen adaptation, the challenge is turning that competitive format into characters and events viewers can follow without participating in a match. Chernin’s film president David Ready said the two properties contain numerous stories and have franchise potential. That is the producer’s ambition; it is not confirmation of how many films or series will ultimately be made.
Large Audiences, but No Screen Release Dates
Nexon reports that ARC Raiders has sold more than 16 million copies worldwide since its October 2025 launch. The Finals, which debuted in 2023, has accumulated more than 30 million registered players. Copies sold and registrations measure different things, so the figures should not be read as a direct comparison of paying audiences or current activity.
For The Finals, reaching viewers outside its player base could broaden awareness in a competitive free-to-play market. We recently reported on Newzoo’s finding that spending is spreading beyond the largest free-to-play titles. That provides industry context, but does not establish that an adaptation will increase this game’s revenue.
The games also have nearer-term plans. Nexon lists ARC Raiders’ Frozen Trail update for October 8 and the next season of The Finals for October 20. Those are game-content dates, separate from the film and television agreement.
For now, the confirmed development is the production partnership and Embark’s participation. Fans have a named company working to adapt both worlds, while the format of individual projects, their creative teams and when they might reach audiences remain to be announced.
