Blizzard fans were left disappointed after learning that planned Netflix adaptations of StarCraft, Overwatch, and Diablo were canceled due to a legal battle between Blizzard and Netflix. The dispute began when Blizzard sued Netflix for poaching its Chief Financial Officer, Spencer Neumann, in 2019. Fans were particularly excited about the potential for an Overwatch animated series, given the game's successful character-driven shorts. While Warcraft was left out of the canceled projects due to the poor reception of its 2016 film, other major franchises lost their shot at streaming success. Despite this, Blizzard continues to focus on supporting current titles like Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 while prepping the release of StarCraft: Remastered on Game Pass.
