Remedy Entertainment has filed a new Alan Wake’s Return trademark, reviving a name the studio previously used for an in-game video series in Quantum Break. The filing does not confirm a new Alan Wake game, but it expands the protection into printed material and clothing while retaining gaming and multimedia categories.
The new filing was reported by Insider Gaming, which compared it with Remedy’s 2016 application. The earlier trademark was used for Alan Wake’s Return, a fictional live-action series that appeared inside Quantum Break. Remedy creative director Sam Lake said at the time that it was not the title of a new game.
Alan Wake’s Return trademark adds new categories
The 2026 application replaces the earlier toys category with printed material and clothing. It keeps multimedia services and expands the computer software category with more detailed wording covering video game software and related products, according to the filing details cited by Insider Gaming.
That change is enough to invite speculation, but not enough to establish what Remedy plans to do. A trademark protects a name across the goods and services listed in the application; it does not announce a project, release window or production status.
The timing also sits alongside Remedy’s existing work with Annapurna. The companies announced in 2024 that Annapurna would help take the Alan Wake and Control franchises into film, television and other audiovisual formats. Remedy retains the intellectual property rights, while Annapurna holds options covering those wider adaptations, according to Remedy’s announcement.
Is this a new Alan Wake game?
There is no confirmation that Alan Wake’s Return is a new game, film or television project. The revised categories leave room for several possibilities, including merchandise or entertainment tied to the wider Remedy Connected Universe.
Remedy is also preparing Control Resonant, the next major game in the same shared universe. Control Resonant has already drawn attention for its early-access plans, but neither that game nor a new Alan Wake title has been connected publicly to this trademark filing.
For now, the filing is a renewed legal claim around a familiar name. The last time it appeared, it pointed to a fictional show inside another game. Remedy may have something larger in mind this time, or it may simply be protecting the name more broadly. The filing alone cannot tell us which.
What is Alan Wake’s Return?
Alan Wake’s Return was previously the name of a fictional live-action video series inside Quantum Break. Remedy has now filed a new trademark using the name.
Does the trademark confirm a new Alan Wake game?
No. The filing does not confirm a game, film, television project, release date or production status.
Why is the trademark linked to Control?
Alan Wake and Control share Remedy’s connected universe, and Annapurna is working with Remedy to develop both franchises for film, television and other audiovisual formats.
