Overview
- Behaviour Interactive, Blumhouse and Atomic Monster confirmed at the game's 10th anniversary event that Icelandic filmmaker Thordur Palsson will direct the live-action adaptation.
- Writers Alexandre Aja and David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick have completed the screenplay, a development producers cited as the trigger to advance the project.
- Producers Jason Blum, James Wan and Stephen Mulrooney are attached and say they are targeting principal photography in 2027 while casting and a release date remain unannounced.
- Palsson and producers said the film will aim to recreate the game's core tension and atmosphere and will feature iconic in-game locations such as Greenville and The MacMillan Estate.
- The greenlight builds on Dead by Daylight's decade-long commercial success and broad fan base and could speed a wider trend of faithful, fan-focused game-to-film adaptations if the production follows its current timeline.