Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO: Uncharted Waters and The Last of Us adapted into TV series are just the beginning of Sony's foray into the entertainment industry

Sony has announced two new game-adapted TV series, the Uncharted movie and The Last of Us TV series, but Sony's ambitions do not stop there. Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan said that the adaptations of Uncharted and The Last of Us are just the beginning of Sony's entry into the entertainment industry.

Sony has been planning to expand its influence through movies and TV series adapted from its game IPs for some time, and PlayStation President Jim Ryan, CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, expressed his views at CES 2021, saying that these adapted IPs have begun to pay off. Speaking of the upcoming Uncharted movie and HBO's The Last of Us adaptation, he said that this is just the beginning of Sony's efforts to expand the entertainment industry.

Jim Ryan, CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment: "This is just the beginning of how we will expand our storytelling approach to new media and even larger audiences. Sony is a creative entertainment company and entertainment has never been more important."

The Uncharted movie is currently scheduled to be released on July 16. HBO's The Last of Us TV series will be based on the storyline of the first generation. Johan Renck, the director of Chernobyl and Breaking Bad, will be the director. Craig Mazin, the screenwriter of Chernobyl, will adapt the script with game producer Neil Druckmann. Naughty Dog President Evan Wells and Chernobyl executive producer Carolyn Strauss will serve as executive producers.