Payday is getting a film and TV series adaptation.

Vice Studios, the studio behind the Gangs of London series, has partnered with Starbreeze Entertainment to bring the Payday game series to the big screen.

Vice Studios, the studio behind the Gangs of London film series, has partnered with Starbreeze Entertainment to bring the popular first-person shooter game series (Payday: The Heist, Payday 2, and Payday 3) to the big screen. Payday first launched in 2011 and has since grown to attract a community of over 50 million players. The Payday games have generated over $400 million in combined revenue over their lifetimes.

"The masked characters in the game have proven that no heist is too daring, no enemy too strong, and no fortune too great to stop their criminal ambitions," the studios described the content of this hit game. "Cinematic heists combine high-speed action in captivating locations with stories of betrayal and intrigue."

The latest game in the series, Payday 3, was released in 2023. The franchise has generally received positive reviews from critics. Starbreeze is also the Swedish game studio behind The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena and Out of Sight.

The original Payday was developed by Overkill Entertainment. Starbreeze acquired Overkill in 2012. 'Our goal is to develop Payday from a game into a full-fledged entertainment platform that dominates the heist genre,' said Adolf Kristjansson, CEO of Starbreeze Entertainment. 'Payday is a key Starbreeze brand, and we're very selective in choosing partners who can expand its universe beyond the game. Vice Studios is the perfect partner for this project, combining creative ambition with the production capabilities that are characteristic of Payday.'