Catan Is Coming to Netflix: Everything We Know So Far
Netflix is bringing The World of Catan to the screen for the first time, partnering with tabletop titan Asmodee—the force behind Ticket to Ride, 7 Wonders, and Exploding Kittens—as the late Klaus Teuber’s genre-defining classic leaves the table and lands on streaming.
Netflix is finally turning Catan into a screen thing. Yes, the late Klaus Teuber's board game that taught half the planet to argue about sheep trades is getting an official adaptation through a new partnership with tabletop giant Asmodee. This is the first time anyone has taken a run at adapting Catan for film/TV, and Netflix is not thinking small.
What Netflix is actually doing
The streamer is developing a slate of Catan projects with Asmodee that will include both scripted and unscripted content. They are openly talking about multiple formats: series, features, animation, and even games. In other words, not just one show and done.
Catan is a heavyweight for a reason: Tudum says the game has sold over 45 million copies and been translated into 40+ languages since its launch, which explains why it pops up at every family gathering and college dorm on earth. Netflix also name-checked this as part of its growing games-to-screen pipeline alongside Arcane, Castlevania, and Family Pack.
Who is making it
- Producers: Darren Kyman (Asmodee), Pete Fenlon (Catan Studio), Roy Lee (Vertigo Entertainment)
- Family involved: Guido Teuber and Benjamin Teuber (Klaus Teuber's sons) are on board as producers
- Partners: Netflix and Asmodee, the company behind Ticket to Ride, 7 Wonders, and Exploding Kittens
Why Catan makes sense on screen
"Anyone who has played Catan knows that the intense strategy and negotiation at the core of the game has endless opportunities for some serious drama."
That is Netflix's Jinny Howe (head of scripted series, US and Canada) explaining why this is a good fit. She also teased the scope of the plan: series, features, animation, and games. And yes, she went there with the line:
"Hardcore 'Settlers' are going to lose their minds, and new fans will finally learn just how important a sheep trade can be."
Asmodee's take
Asmodee CEO Thomas Koegler called Catan a gateway game for millions and framed the adaptation as proof that board games are now mainstream home entertainment. Hard to argue with that when you have a franchise this entrenched and a streamer that keeps collecting game IPs.
What we still do not know
No plot details, no casting, no release windows. Netflix is announcing the partnership and the ambition, not the specifics. Given the producers involved (including the Teuber family), expectations are going to be high. Now Netflix has to match the energy of a fanbase that has spent decades perfecting polite, ruthless negotiation.
Bottom line: Catan is officially headed to screens for the first time ever. If they stick the landing, expect a whole lot of wood-for-sheep discourse in your queue.