The long-running Nintendo series “Legend of Zelda” could get a live-action series from Netflix, according to the Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy blog.

Speakeasy says they’ve talked to a single anonymous source close to the deal and that Netflix described the show in the vein of “Game of Thrones” and “Lord of the Rings,” but with a less serious tone.

For those unfamiliar with the “Legend of Zelda” series, the green-clad hero, Link, must rescue Princess Zelda from the evil Gannon by collecting pieces of a mystical power called the tri-force.

The series has been around since 1987 when it made its debut on the Nintendo Enteratinment System.

The “Legend of Zelda” was also the subject of an animated kids show in 1989.



Donovan Farnham is the Social Media Lead and writes about pop culture for the San Jose Mercury News