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Netflix’s New ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Series Heads Into Gothic Horror World
- Netflix is developing a live-action series based on Ravenloft, the gothic horror setting from Dungeons & Dragons, with screenwriter John August and executive producer Alfonso Cuarón leading the project centered on vampire Darklord Strahd von Zarovich.
- The project succeeds a canceled Forgotten Realms adaptation that Netflix scrapped after announcing it in 2025 with writer Drew Crevello and executive producer Shawn Levy, positioning Ravenloft as its replacement.
- First introduced in 1983 by Tracy and Laura Hickman, Ravenloft has featured in over 100 novels, RPGs, and video games; August brings gothic credentials from Tim Burton films including Corpse Bride and Frankenweenie.
- Cuarón's involvement marks his Netflix return eight years after Roma, which earned 10 Oscar nominations including Best Picture and wins for Best Director and Best Cinematography, aligning with Hasbro's five-year push for live-action D&D adaptations.
- Ravenloft joins Netflix projects like Wednesday and Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein amid rising supernatural gothic momentum; both Ravenloft and Strahd appeared in Stranger Things' finale, highlighting Dungeons & Dragons' expanding entertainment footprint.
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Action Dungeons & Dragon Series in Development at Netflix Set in Ravenloft, Tells Darklord Strahd Von Zarovich's Origin Story
Netflix is cooking up a live-action Dungeons & Dragons TV show based on the tabletop RPG’s gothic-horror campaign, Ravenloft, and its vampire villain, Darklord Strahd von Zarovich.
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Dungeons & Dragons is getting a ‘Ravenloft’ live-action Netflix series
A Ravenloft series is currently in development from executive producer Alfonso Cuarón, writer and executive producer John August, and Hasbro Entertainment, Deadline reports. It could bring to life one of Dungeons & Dragons' most iconic campaign settings, which got an update earlier this year with Ravenloft: The Horrors Within. Netflix's Ravenloft series will reportedly center […]
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