The live-action television series Dungeons & Dragons is getting a direct series order from Paramount Plus from writer/director Rawson Marshall Thurber
As Paramount Pictures prepares for the release of their highly anticipated Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves film, which Chris Pine says is a cross between Game of Thrones and Princess Bride, the studio has landed a D&D TV series.
The studio’s streaming service Paramount Plus has placed an eight-episode order for a live-action TV series Dungeons & Dragons via Deadline.
Rawson Marshall Thurber (Red Notice) will write the pilot’s screenplay and direct the first episode of the series, which will be co-produced by Paramount Pictures and eOne.
Movie: As Paramount Pictures prepares for the release of their highly anticipated Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves film, which Chris Pine says is a cross between Game of Thrones and Princess Bride, the studio has landed a D&D TV series
New Series: Paramount Plus, the studio’s streaming service, has placed an eight-episode order for a live-action TV series, Dungeons & Dragons, through Deadline
Rawson: Rawson Marshall Thurber (Red Notice) will write the pilot and direct the first episode of the series, which will be a co-production between Paramount Pictures and eOne
eOne, which is rumored to be the project’s “lead studio,” first bought the series in November, attracting a number of prospects.
Paramount ultimately landed the series in a so-called “competitive situation,” though it’s not clear which other networks and/or streamers were vying for it.
Both eOne and Paramount Pictures are also producing the upcoming film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, which hits theaters March 31.
Landed: Paramount ultimately landed the series in a so-called “competitive situation,” though it’s not clear which other networks and/or streamers were vying for it
The series is said to have been a “key focus” for Michael Lombardo, President of Global Television at eOne, after the company was acquired by Hasbro in 2019.
Little is known about the history of the live-action series, though it’s reportedly the studio’s biggest television project ever, potentially launching a franchise with both scripted and unscripted programming.
eOne’s EVP Scripted Television Gabriel Marano is overseeing the TV series, although it’s unclear if she will even be involved in the upcoming film.
Focus: The series was said to have been a “prime focus” for Michael Lombardo, President of Global Television at eOne, after the company was acquired by Hasbro in 2019
The original tabletop game Dungeons & Dragons was developed in 1974 by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.
The game quickly gained popularity and has been published by Hasbro subsidiary Wizards of the Coast since 1997.
It is estimated that in 2017 the game had between 12 and 15 million players in North America alone.
Game: The original tabletop game Dungeons & Dragons was developed in 1974 by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson
Thurber made his directorial debut with Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story in 2004, followed by The Mysteries of Pittsburgh in 2008.
In 2013, he directed the hit comedy We’re The Millers, starring Jason Sudeikis and Jennifer Aniston, and Central Intelligence, his first film with Dwayne Johnson.
He would reunite with The Rock in 2018’s Skyscraper and 2021’s Red Notice, and is currently filming a sequel to Red Notice.
Debut: Thurber made his directorial debut in 2004’s Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, followed by 2008’s The Mysteries of Pittsburgh