Back in September, Evil Genius Games filed a lawsuit against the streaming company Netflix. The lawsuit involved the studio developing an officially licensed Rebel Moon TTRPG, then Netflix terminating the contract. Now, that lawsuit has been resolved.
The Rebel Moon TTRPG lawsuit
According to a report by Dicebreaker, the Rebel Moon TTRPG lawsuit was resolved amicably between Netflix and Evil Genius Games. This legal action was taken after Netflix accused the studio of a breach of contract by showing promo material of the game at GAMA in 2023.
Due to this breach of contract, not only meant that the Rebel Moon TTRPG was canceled, but all of the devs' work belonged exclusively to Netflix, and no compensation would be provided for their work.
Given that Evil Genius had already developed a World Bible, Player Guide, and GM Guide adding up to over 1,000 pages of work, tensions were naturally high due to this decision. In addition, Evil Genius has a track record of adapting blockbuster films to TTRPGs with their Everyday Heroes series.
Evil Genius Games' owner D. Todd Scott released a joint statement with Netflix. The statement claims that both parties have settled the matter and that the tabletop studio would reach out to retailers about issuing pre-order refunds "within the next 7-10 days."
“The parties are pleased that they were able to amicably resolve this dispute. Netflix thanks Evil Genius for their hard work and professionalism,” the statement reads. “We will not be releasing a Rebel Moon game, but stay tuned for more amazing Cinematic Adventures and an upcoming sci-fi project. And thank you again for your amazing support!”
So that's it. No Rebel Moon TTRPG. It can be speculated that if the game did release it would be to a considerably smaller player base given the reception of the Zack Snyder film. The Netflix film sits at 23% on Rotten Tomatoes. The harshest reviews claim the movie is derivative and soulless.
Thankfully, the tabletop space has plenty of other spacefaring TTRPGs out there. Plus, Evil Genius Games can always take what they've learned on the Rebel Moon TTRPG on their "upcoming sci-fi project" completely untethered to that intellectual property.
