Clash of Netflix

The ultimate crossover where gaming invades streaming

The ultimate crossover where gaming invades streaming

OVERVIEW

Break Out of The Screen and Into Culture

Tackling the Young Ones One Show 2026 Brief: "Create ideas that make Clash of Clans the most powerful entertainment IP of the year, turning the launch of the Netflix series into a cultural moment that celebrates pride, spirit, and the glory of clash."

Role

Art Direction, AI-Design, Motion Designer

Team

Thalia Merino and Vashtie Persaud

Duration

8 Weeks

Tools

Figma, After Effects, Photoshop, Nano Banana (Gemini), Reve AI, Weavy AI

Clash of Netflix

The ultimate crossover where gaming invades streaming

OVERVIEW

Break Out of The Screen and Into Culture

Tackling the Young Ones One Show 2026 Brief: "Create ideas that make Clash of Clans the most powerful entertainment IP of the year, turning the launch of the Netflix series into a cultural moment that celebrates pride, spirit, and the glory of clash."

Role

Art Direction, AI-Design, Motion Designer

Team

Thalia Merino and Vashtie Persaud

Duration

8 Weeks

Tools

Figma, After Effects, Photoshop, Nano Banana (Gemini), Reve AI, Weavy AI

Problem

Can we Create The Next Binge?

Binge culture has changed our daily lives. When people find a show they love, they disappear into it for hours.


So how do you make a brand-new Clash of Clans Netflix series break into binge culture and feel as unmissable as the shows people already love, before audiences have even watched a single episode?

Solution

The Greatest Crossover: Clash of Netflix

Two worlds collide! Clash of Clans launched its Netflix series, the only way it knows how: Raiding Netflix, hijacking their biggest shows across culture, socials, and the platform itself — until Netflix struck back inside the game.

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The Attack Plan

Insight

Default to Comfort

Under stress and faced with content overload (decision fatigue), people gravitate toward familiar, trusted worlds that offer emotional relief whether that’s a beloved TV show or a favorite game.


With 75% of players using gaming and 55% of viewers using TV to relieve stress, audiences seek content that both comforts and distracts, making it difficult for new series to break through without a familiar hook.

Roll-Out plan

Which Troop Goes First?

OOH

Nothing like a good ol’ parody

Parodying Netflix’s most popular shows, we hijacked familiar worlds with chaotic Clash characters. Hooking audiences with the comfort of what they know, then surprising them with the game.

AI Process

Bringing Chaos to Life

AI tools (Nano Banana, Reve, Weavy, Grok) brought the visuals to life, and After Effects polished the scenes for max absurdity.

Social Media

Clash Hijacks the Feed

The campaign jumped online by taking over the accounts of hit shows like Stranger ThingsWednesday, and Bridgerton.


Fans scrolling their feeds were suddenly confronted with Clash of Clans characters bursting into familiar scenes. It brings together the worlds they love, amplifies awareness, and makes the game feel culturally unavoidable.

Interactive

The Ultimate Raid

The boldest strike: raiding Netflix itself. Users expecting their usual recommendations were met with Clash character icons, playful parodies, and chaotic in-game energy. It turned routine scrolling into an interactive battlefield.


By hijacking the homescreen, we intercepted audiences at the moment of their binge. Here, familiar shows became the stage for chaos and allow for the experience of the series before it even premieres.

Gaming Experience

Netflix Counterattacks!

Netflix’s biggest shows joined the battle: Their characters appeared in loading screens, map layouts were redesigned, and limited-edition hero skins let players fight alongside them.


By bringing Netflix into the game, the crossover turned fans into active participants, making the series playable and immersive. This fully merges gaming and binge culture.

KPIs

Social Impressions, In-Game Engagement, and Brand impact

  1. The total impressions, engagements, shares, audience sentiment, virality, and earned media coverage across platforms.

  2. The amount of hero skins unlocked, map exploration completed, player participation, session length, and player return/retention lift.

  3. The traffic and click-throughs from OOH/Social, video completion, and overall engagement across Netflix and in-game features. Also, shift in brand perception, intent to watch the series, and association of Clash with binge-worthy, culturally relevant content.

Takeaways

Understanding our Audience, Iteration, and AI Workflow

  1. By immersing ourselves in the psychology of gamers and binge-watchers, we identified a core problem and used this to guide every strategic and creative choice.

  2. Staying open to feedback and presenting our ideas prevented attachment to single sparks, ensuring the final execution was stronger and that if someone unfamiliar understood it, then the real audience would too.

  3. While AI accelerated content creation and unlocked concepts that wouldn’t be possible manually, it also reinforced the fact that real animators and artists are essential to bring ideas fully to life.

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