Games Workshop and Amazon Studios Finalize Warhammer 40,000 TV Deal, Henry Cavill Shares Insights

However, getting to this point wasn’t without challenges. Internal reports suggest that the deal nearly collapsed in late 2025, just before the deadline.

According to Games Workshop’s annual financial report, both parties faced an ultimatum: they had until December 2024 to agree on the creative framework—dubbed “creative guidelines”—or risk the entire project never coming to fruition.

Games Workshop had granted Amazon exclusive rights back in December 2023, but this exclusivity came with a critical condition: a twelve-month window to finalize a vision that honored the enormity and complexity of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

That update has finally arrived, with sources indicating the two companies found common ground just in time, smoothing over creative differences that had once loomed large.

Moving forward, both sides aim to maintain a robust creative partnership—one that can successfully translate tabletop lore into compelling, on-screen narratives.

Henry Cavill Confirms It!

This confirmation comes alongside a personal statement from actor Henry Cavill on his Instagram profile, who has been closely involved in the project.

To celebrate some Warhammer news, I decided to make a pilgrimage to the very first place I bought Warhammer models over 30 years ago…the Little Shop, on my home island of Jersey!
My incredible team and I, alongside the brilliant minds at Games Workshop, have been working away in concept rooms, breaking down approaches to the enormity and magnificence of the Warhammer world.
Together, we’ve been sifting through the plethora of incredible characters and poring over old tomes and texts. Our combined efforts have led us to a fantastic place to start our Universe, which has been agreed upon by those up on high at both Amazon and Games Workshop.
That starting place shall, for now, remain a secret. Watch this space, though—more to come in time!”

Henry Cavill

The finalized deal signals the start of multiple televised Warhammer 40,000 narratives rather than a single, standalone production.

According to insiders, the initial project—referred to as “Project One”—is now entering the development phase. Scriptwriting is underway, and every effort is being taken to ensure the authenticity and scope of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

While it may be some years before the first project hits screens, the teams involved emphasize that this deliberate pace is essential to getting it right. Fans eager for a taste can watch the Warhammer 40,000 episode of Secret Level, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

As the project moves forward, more announcements are expected, and speculation is already running rampant among devotees about which characters, chapters, and factions will ultimately feature in this ambitious new era for the storied sci-fi franchise.