'Dungeons & Dragons' Live-Action Series Ordered By Paramount+

[Outsiders]

Hasbro’s wildly popular Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game franchise has received an eight-episode, straight-to-series order from Paramount+.

The pilot script for the adaptation is being written and directed by Red Notice filmmaker Rawson Marshall Thurber wrote the pilot, and will be a co-production between eOne and Paramount Pictures.

eOne and Paramount Pictures are partnering on the Dungeons & Dragons series after also co-producing and co-financing the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves movie.

Source: Deadline

[Artoyz]

Ooo this means Hasbro will be able to release lots of thoughtless garbage sculpted out of scale with each other action figures. They will be able to re-solidify thier inability to make worthwhile product for an oceans depth of already established content.

[RobertD]

Not even going to wait to see if the new movie is at all successful, eh?  I suppose that's a choice. 

[Artoyz]

1 hour ago, RobertD said:

Not even going to wait to see if the new movie is at all successful, eh?  I suppose that's a choice. 

Its not a choice. Its a directive from the major shareholders who threatened to sue Hasbro for not boosting the D&D IP they have held hostage. They want the IP promoted through all forms of entertainment. 

 

[Goldbug]

about time they did something more with their D&D IP

[Outsiders]

Drew Crevello has signed on as executive producer and showrunner of Dungeons & Dragons, Paramount+‘s live-action series based on Hasbro’s wildly popular fantasy role-playing game franchise.

Series creator Rawson Marshall Thurber wrote the pilot script and is set to direct the first episode, while working with Crevello on the eight-episode, straight-to-series order.  Production with eOne and Paramount Pictures, with eOne as the lead studio.

CRevello is credited with developing movies such as Deadpool and X-Men: First Class, co-created, executive produced, and was the showrunner for WeWork Apple TV+ limited series WeCrashed starring Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway.

Source: Deadline