Final Fantasy XIV is getting a live-action TV adaptation

Sony announced today that it is teaming up with Hivemind, the production company behind the sci-fi series The Expanse and the upcoming TV show based on The Witcher franchise, to make a live-action TV series based on Final Fantasy XIV.

Final Fantasy has had such adaptations before — Spirits Within and Advent Children — but they used computer-generated images. Spirits Within was an infamous box office bomb, only making $32 million in the U.S. back in 2001. Advent Children was a direct-to-video sequel to Final Fantasy VII and had a better reception from fans. Seeing a live-action take on the franchise, which has sold over 144 million games since 1987, for the first time will be a fresh experience for fans.