VIZ Media has partnered with The Gotham Group to develop new film and television projects based on VIZ-owned properties, with the RWBY franchise and VIZ Originals graphic novel line at the center of the agreement. Gotham will identify and package potential projects from VIZ’s library, although no specific adaptations, formats, casts, studios, or release dates have been announced.


The partnership gives VIZ another path to expand RWBY after acquiring the franchise in 2024 following the closure of Rooster Teeth. RWBY Volume 10 is already in production, while the property has previously expanded beyond its original animated series through manga, novels, games, RWBY: Ice Queendom, and two Justice League x RWBY animated films.


The Gotham Group brings experience adapting young-adult and genre properties, with credits including Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Maze Runner films, and The Search for WondLa. VIZ Originals titles are also eligible for development under the deal, potentially bringing some of the publisher’s creator-driven graphic novels to film or television for the first time.