US EditionBaldur's Gate 3 TV Show Reportedly Coming to HBO, Game Developer Larian Not Involved
- Yesterday, HBO confirmed it is developing a live-action Baldur's Gate TV series with Craig Mazin, showrunner and co-creator of The Last of Us, as creator, writer, and executive producer, Deadline reports.
- Because Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast own the IP, Larian Studios is not directly involved in the show, and Swen Vincke confirmed Craig Mazin reached out shortly.
- The adaptation will canonize Baldur's Gate 3 endings and follow new 'starter' characters, with co-producers Gabriel Marano, Jacqueline Lesko, Cecil O'Connor and consultant Chris Perkins; Mazin has spent about 1,000 hours playing.
- Fans of Baldur's Gate 3 reacted negatively, rejecting a non-Larian-led, single-canon show, while Michael Douse urged respect for the game's writers.
- Given BG3's profile as 2023's breakout game and no Baldur's Gate 4 in development, the TV show holds narrative freedom while Larian focuses on Divinity.
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The Dark Urge better show up in the Baldur's Gate TV show
If you're reading this, you've surely heard the news by now: The Last of Us show co-creator Craig Mazin is teaming up with HBO to adapt another beloved game for TV. That game is Baldur's Gate 3. So far, all we really know is that developer Larian Studios isn't involved with the project (which is simply titled Baldur's Gate), and that the show will pick up where Baldur's Gate 3 left off.
Baldur's Gate (HBO TV Show)
Baldur's Gate is an upcoming TV series produced by HBO based on the Baldur's Gate video game series and acting as a continuation of 2023's Baldur's Gate 3, starring characters from the game. The series will be run, executive produced and written by Craig Mazin, known for The Last Of Us TV series. The show's announcement inspired reactions and memes across social media, including negative reactions to reports that Larian studios, the company behi…
Craig Mazin, one of the creators of the HBO series The Last of Us, will write and direct.
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